Validation study of villous atrophy and small intestinal inflammation in Swedish biopsy registers
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Small intestinal biopsy with villous atrophy (VA) is the gold standard for the diagnosis of celiac disease (CD). We validated VA (Marsh 3) and small intestinal inflammation without VA (Marsh 1+2) in Swedish regional biopsy registers....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-03-01
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Series: | BMC Gastroenterology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-230X/9/19 |