Non-endomysial-type autoantibody binding patterns observed in transglutaminase 2 knockout mouse tissues with serum samples from gluten sensitive and control patients
| Coeliac disease (n=61) | Dermatitis herpetiformis (n=40) | Controls (n=34) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *p=0.002 versus dermatitis herpetiformis patients; p=0.02 versus controls. | ||||||
| Serum dilution | 1:5 | 1:50 | 1:5 | 1:50 | 1:5 | 1:50 |
| Reaction with smooth muscle cells | 19 (31.1%) | 9 (14.8%) | 11 (27.5%) | 2 (5.0%) | 7 (20.5%) | 2 (5.9%) |
| Reaction with epithelial cells | 16 (26.3%)* | 1 (1.6%) | 2 (5.0%) | 1 (2.5%) | 3 (8.8%) | 1 (2.9%) |