Celiac disease: a progress report.

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Celiac disease (CD) has a wide range of clinical presentations and is being diagnosed with increasing frequency in patients in the 4th and 5th decades of life. The diagnosis of CD is confirmed by a combination of clinical, serological, and morphological findings associated with a response to a gluten-free diet. In small-bowel mucosal biopsy specimens, abnormalities range from minimal (increased villous...

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