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Heterogeneity of intraepithelial lymphocytes in refractory sprue: potential implications of CD30 expression.
Gut - 1 Sept 2002
Farstad I N, Johansen F-E, Vlatkovic L, Jahnsen J, Scott H, Fausa O, Bjørneklett A, Brandtzaeg P, Halstensen T S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Refractory sprue is defined as primary or secondary failure to respond to a gluten free diet in patients with coeliac disease-like enteropathy and may signify cryptic or overt enteropathy associated T cell lymphoma. AIMS: To study in detail jejunal morphology and immunophenotypes in patients with refractory sprue in the search for features that might be useful to predict prognosis. PATIENTS: Seven...
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