Correlation between Cut-off Level of Tissue Transglutaminase Antibody and Marsh Classification
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Answer: I am glad that the article has interested you and I appreciate your kind and helpful comments. I am going to answer to your comments point by point. The kit (Euro immune, Germany) was used for tTG antibody estimation in our study. Units have been RU/mL but in paper print of laboratory report had been written IU/ml by mistake. Units are usually referred to as reference units (RU). When the reference material has been tested successfully in international, multi-center, collaborative studies it will be designated a WHO international standard, the units will then be International units (IU). There is no need for conversion factor.
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