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Progress towards non-invasive diagnosis and follow-up of celiac disease in children; a prospective multicentre study to the usefulness of plasma I-FABP.
Scientific reports - 17 Aug 2017
Adriaanse M P M, Mubarak A, Riedl R G, Ten Kate F J W, Damoiseaux J G M C, Buurman W A, Houwen R H J, Vreugdenhil A C E
Abstract excerpt
This prospective study investigates whether measurement of plasma intestinal-fatty acid binding protein (I-FABP), a sensitive marker for small intestinal epithelial damage, improves non-invasive diagnosing of celiac disease (CD), and whether I-FABP levels are useful to evaluate mucosal healing in patients on a gluten-free diet (GFD). Ninety children with elevated tTG-IgA titres and HLA-DQ2/DQ8 positivity were...
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