Screening for celiac disease, by endomysial antibodies, in patients with unexplained hypertransaminasaemia.

Objective: To do a serological screening for celiac disease in patients with unexplained liver cytolysis.

Materials And Methods: Fifty-six patients with liver cytolysis without known aetiology were studied. Endomysial antibodies were determined by indirect immunofluorescence on human umbilical cord.