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Sugar tests detect celiac disease among first-degree relatives.
The American journal of gastroenterology - 1 Dec 1999
Smecuol E, Vazquez H, Sugai E, Niveloni S, Pedreira S, Cabanne A, Fiorini A, Kogan Z, Mauriño E, Meddings J, Bai J C
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: First-degree relatives of patients with celiac disease are at high risk for developing the disease themselves. Detection of serum antibodies and intestinal permeability tests have been useful to identify candidates for intestinal biopsies. Recently it was demonstrated that abnormal sucrose permeability is a very sensitive marker of active disease. Our objectives in this prospective study were (1) to...
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