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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Main Authors: Montgomery Scott M, Brandt Lena, Ludvigsson Jonas F, Granath Fredrik, Ekbom Anders
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-03-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-230X/9/19