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Factor XIII and tissue transglutaminase antibodies in coeliac and inflammatory bowel disease.

Sjöberg, Klas LU orcid ; Eriksson, Sten LU ; Tenngart, Birgitta ; Roth, Bodil LU ; Leffler, Hakon LU and Stenberg, Pål (2002) In Autoimmunity 35(5). p.357-364
Abstract
issue transglutaminase (tTg) has been identified as an autoantigen in coeliac disease (CD). There is a marked homology between different forms of transglutaminase, such as tTg and coagulation factor XIII. We compared titres of both IgA- and IgG-antibodies against these two antigens in 20 CD patients, 20 endomysial antibody (EMA)-negative controls and a group with inflammatory bowel disease (34 with Crohn's disease and 23 with ulcerative colitis). IgA-antibodies against tTg correlated with EMA titres and had high sensitivity and specificity in screening for CD. Only in two CD patients were high titres found of IgA-antibodies against factor XIII, non-reactive with tTg. Both lacked bleeding tendency. The presence of IgG-antibodies against... (More)
issue transglutaminase (tTg) has been identified as an autoantigen in coeliac disease (CD). There is a marked homology between different forms of transglutaminase, such as tTg and coagulation factor XIII. We compared titres of both IgA- and IgG-antibodies against these two antigens in 20 CD patients, 20 endomysial antibody (EMA)-negative controls and a group with inflammatory bowel disease (34 with Crohn's disease and 23 with ulcerative colitis). IgA-antibodies against tTg correlated with EMA titres and had high sensitivity and specificity in screening for CD. Only in two CD patients were high titres found of IgA-antibodies against factor XIII, non-reactive with tTg. Both lacked bleeding tendency. The presence of IgG-antibodies against tTg, in contrast, had low sensitivity and specificity in screening for CD and were frequently seen in inflammatory bowel disease. Similarly, factor XIII IgG-antibodies displayed a non-specific pattern with modestly elevated titres in patients with Crohn's disease and in both EMA-negative and positive patients. Despite a marked homology with tTg, the occurrence of high titre IgA-antibodies against factor XIII is infrequent in CD, but may--when present--be the result of epitope spreading. The presence of IgG-antibodies in CD and inflammatory bowel disease illustrates the complexity of autoantibody reactions in gastrointestinal disease. (Less)
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Autoimmunity, Coeliac Disease, Endomysial Antibodies, Factor Xiii, Transglutaminase Antibodies
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Autoimmunity
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35
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357 - 364
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Taylor & Francis
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0891-6934
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10.1080/0891693021000005402
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  author       = {{Sjöberg, Klas and Eriksson, Sten and Tenngart, Birgitta and Roth, Bodil and Leffler, Hakon and Stenberg, Pål}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{5}},
  pages        = {{357--364}},
  publisher    = {{Taylor & Francis}},
  series       = {{Autoimmunity}},
  title        = {{Factor XIII and tissue transglutaminase antibodies in coeliac and inflammatory bowel disease.}},
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  doi          = {{10.1080/0891693021000005402}},
  volume       = {{35}},
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