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- Title
Gliadin antibodies identify gluten-sensitive oral ulceration in the absence of villous atrophy.
- Authors
O'Farrelly, C; O'Mahony, C; Graeme-Cook, F; Feighery, C; McCartan, B E; Weir, D G
- Abstract
This study demonstrates gluten-sensitive recurrent oral ulceration (ROU) in the absence of gastrointestinal abnormalities which is associated with a humoral response to wheat protein. Ten patients with severe ROU were investigated; all had normal small intestinal biopsies. Four patients had raised levels of antibodies to alpha gliadin, a wheat protein fraction; in three of these four, the ulceration remitted on treatment with a gluten-free diet (G.F.D.) and relapsed on gluten challenge. None of the remaining six patients had raised alpha gliadin antibody (AGA) levels and none responded to G.F.D. Thus raised AGA levels can be used to identify patients with ROU who are likely to respond to a GFD.
- Publication
Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology, 1991, Vol 20, Issue 10, p476
- ISSN
0904-2512
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1600-0714.1991.tb00407.x