Celiac disease: a comprehensive current review

Table 3 Performance of serological markers for a diagnosis of celiac disease

	Sensitivity (%)	Specificity (%)	PPV (%)	NPV (%)	Diagnostic accuracy (%)
Anti-tTG IgA	96.8	91.0	91.2	96.8	97.7
EmA IgA	93.7	100	100	94.4	96.9
DGP IgG	84.4	98.5	98.2	86.8	91.6

Anti-tTG anti-transglutaminase antibodies, DGP direct antibodies against deamidated gliadin peptides, EmA anti-endomysium antibodies, NPV negative predictive value, PPV positive predictive value

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