Coeliac disease: an update for pathologists.

Journal article

Coeliac disease is the manifestation of an immune hypersensitivity reaction towards gluten and related proteins, in genetically predisposed people. Although the precise pathogenesis of this condition remains to be fully elucidated, it is probably multifactorial in origin. The diagnosis of coeliac disease has traditionally depended on intestinal biopsies alone; nowadays, the diagnosis has been expanded to include an array of serological markers. This review is intended to offer pathologists an...

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Authors: Dickson, B; Streutker, C; Chetty, R

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Journal of clinical pathology
• Volume: 59
• Issue: 10
• Pages: 1008-1016
• Publication date: 2006-10-01
• DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2005.035345
• EISSN: 1472-4146
• ISSN: 0021-9746
• Language: English
• Keywords: Celiac Disease; Intestine, Small; Humans; Biopsy; Intestinal Mucosa; Diagnosis, Differential; Specimen Handling