PMID- 29916948 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20191125 LR - 20211204 IS - 1536-4801 (Electronic) IS - 0277-2116 (Linking) VI - 67 IP - 6 DP - 2018 Dec TI - Prospective Evaluation of the ESPGHAN Guidelines for Diagnosis of Celiac Disease in New Zealand Children. PG - 749-754 LID - 10.1097/MPG.0000000000002065 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: The 2012 European Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) guideline for diagnosis of celiac disease (CD) questioned the requirement for intestinal biopsy to confirm the diagnosis. The guideline recommends that in symptomatic patients with consistent human leukocyte antigen (HLA) subtypes, the diagnostic accuracy of strongly positive serology is sufficient to confirm the diagnosis. We prospectively assessed these guidelines in a "real-life" clinical setting. METHODS: One hundred and four children referred for evaluation of possible CD were prospectively recruited. Following informed consent, blood was drawn for serological testing and HLA analysis at upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. Histological findings according to Marsh criteria were correlated with blood results and the accuracy of the guideline analyzed.The study also examined the role of deamidated gliadin peptide (DGP) in the diagnosis of CD. RESULTS: For symptomatic patients with consistent HLA subtypes, strongly positive serology (as described in the ESPGHAN guidelines) accurately predicted biopsy-proven CD in >95% of cases. DGP was positive in fewer patients than anti-TG2 or EMA. Incorporation of DGP as a second confirmatory serological test in place of EMA was associated with maintained predictive value of guideline, but fewer patients fulfilling criteria for biopsy-free diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS: The ESPGHAN guideline performs well in our population. Adoption of the guideline would reduce the number of patients requiring endoscopy without compromise in diagnostic accuracy. The involvement of pediatric gastroenterological expertise, however, remains key to diagnosis of CD. FAU - Bishop, Jonathan AU - Bishop J AD - Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Starship Children's Health. FAU - Reed, Peter AU - Reed P AD - Auckland District Health Board Research Office. FAU - Austin, Paul AU - Austin P AD - Department of Virology & Immunology, LabPLUS. FAU - Hurst, Miriam AU - Hurst M AD - Department of Clinical Immunology, Auckland City Hospital. AD - Department of Immunology, Labtests. FAU - Ameratunga, Rohan AU - Ameratunga R AD - Department of Virology & Immunology, LabPLUS. AD - Department of Clinical Immunology, Auckland City Hospital. FAU - Craigie, Alyson AU - Craigie A AD - Department of Immunology, Labtests. FAU - McFarlane, Jeannette AU - McFarlane J AD - Department of Histopathology, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand. FAU - Chin, Simon E AU - Chin SE AD - Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Starship Children's Health. FAU - Mouat, Stephen M AU - Mouat SM AD - Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Starship Children's Health. FAU - Evans, Helen M AU - Evans HM AD - Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Starship Children's Health. LA - eng PT - Evaluation Study PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr JT - Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition JID - 8211545 RN - 0 (Autoantibodies) RN - 0 (Biomarkers) RN - 0 (HLA Antigens) RN - 0 (Peptides) RN - 9007-90-3 (Gliadin) RN - EC 2.3.2.13 (Protein Glutamine gamma Glutamyltransferase 2) RN - EC 2.3.2.13 (Transglutaminases) RN - EC 3.6.1.- (GTP-Binding Proteins) SB - IM MH - Adolescent MH - Autoantibodies/blood/immunology MH - Biomarkers/blood MH - Celiac Disease/*diagnosis MH - Child MH - Child, Preschool MH - Female MH - GTP-Binding Proteins/immunology MH - Gastroenterology/*standards MH - Gliadin/blood MH - HLA Antigens/blood MH - Humans MH - Male MH - New Zealand MH - Nutritional Sciences/*standards MH - Pediatrics/*standards MH - Peptides/blood MH - Practice Guidelines as Topic MH - Predictive Value of Tests MH - Prospective Studies MH - Protein Glutamine gamma Glutamyltransferase 2 MH - Serologic Tests/standards/*statistics & numerical data MH - Transglutaminases/immunology EDAT- 2018/06/20 06:00 MHDA- 2019/11/26 06:00 CRDT- 2018/06/20 06:00 PHST- 2018/06/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/11/26 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/06/20 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1097/MPG.0000000000002065 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2018 Dec;67(6):749-754. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000002065.