Do adults with high gliadin antibody concentrations have subclinical gluten intolerance?

Do adults with high gliadin antibody concentrations have subclinical gluten intolerance?

Gliadin antibodies of the IgG and IgA isotypes and IgG subclasses were measured in 200 adults who were randomly selected from the Icelandic National Register. Those with the highest gliadin antibody concentrations were invited with negative controls to participate in a clinical evaluation. Neither the study subjects nor the physicians who recorded and evaluated the clinical findings were aware ...

Gliadin antibody detection in gluten enteropathy

Circulating antigliadin antibody has been described in patients with gluten enteropathy although the prevalence varies in different studies. It has been suggested that the investigation for antigliadin antibody might be useful as a screening test. The object of the present study was to evaluate two different techniques for assaying these antibodies - an indirect immunofluorescent method and an ...

Gluten intolerance, gluten enteropathy, and coeliac disease.

Transient gluten intolerance.

severe degree. He was started on a gluten-free diet with a dramatic clinical response and this diet was continued for one year. He was then reinvestigated and small intestinal biopsy was then normal. He was then given a normal diet and a third biopsy performed 16 months later showed that the mucosa was still normal. It is suggested that a transient intolerance to gluten occurred in this patient...

Post gastroenteritis gluten intolerance

The spectrum of gluten related disorder might be much broader than currently believed. It is unknown why non-coeliac gluten sensitivity affects individuals at different ages. It is quite possible that triggering factors like infection might play an essential role in manifestation of this disorder. Similar to secondary lactose intolerance, gluten intolerance might be a common occurrence behind p...