Coeliac disease: rational approach to the diagnosis

BACKGROUND Celiac disease is a chronic food intolerance caused by gluten ingestion determining in genetically susceptible individuals a damage of small intestinal mucosa resulting in villous atrophy and malabsorption. This condition is more frequent in women (female/male ratio 2:1) with an onset at...

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Main Authors: U. Volta, C. Parisi, E. Fiorini, M. Piscaglia, A. Granito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2013-05-01
Series:Italian Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/366