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Lymphocytic duodenosis and the spectrum of celiac disease.
The American journal of gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2009
Vande Voort Jennifer L, Murray Joseph A, Lahr Brian D, Van Dyke Carol T, Kroning Cynthia M, Moore S Breanndan, Wu Tsung-Teh
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Celiac disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the small bowel that is characterized by increased intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs) and villous atrophy of the mucosa. It is unclear how often intraepithelial lymphocytosis in the absence of atrophy is a manifestation of gluten sensitive enteropathy. The objective of this study was to identify factors that discriminate patients with CD from...
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