Methods of assesment and treatment of coeliac disease

Abstract

This diploma thesis deals with methods of determining and treatment of coeliac disease. In the theoretical part of the work sums up informations about coeliac disease - history, prevalence, etiopathogenesis, immunopathogenesis, possibilities of diagnosis, discusses about gluten-free diet, mentions legislation of the Czech Republic and the European Union and compares expensiveness of gluten-free diet and normal diet. The experimental part of this thesis compares PCR, ELISA and indirect immunofluorescence methods for assesment of determination of genetic predisposition and antibodies in coeliac disease (greatest emphasis was placed on the comparison of antibodies against gliadin and deamidated gliadin antibodies in IgA and IgG)