TISSUE TRANSGLUTAMINASE ANTIBODY DETERMINATION IN CELIAC DISEASE. ANALYSIS OF DIAGNOSTIC SPECIFICITY OF ANTI-HUMAN IgA-TYPE ASSAYS

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