Celiac disease in the 21st century: Issues of under- and over-diagnosis

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-7

  Gasbarrini, Giovanni ^a   Miele, L ^a   Malandrino, N ^a   Grieco, A ^a   Addolorato, G ^a   Gasbarrini, A ^a   Cammarota, G ^a   Bonvicini, F ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Celiac disease; Diagnosis; Intestine; Upper endoscopy; Villi

Indexed keywords

ENDOMYSIUM ANTIBODY; PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE ANTIBODY; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ANTIBODY TITER; CELIAC DISEASE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DUODENUM BIOPSY; EDITORIAL; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GLUTEN FREE DIET; GOLD STANDARD; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE BIOPSY; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SERODIAGNOSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 62649161929     PISSN: 03946320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039463200902200101     Document Type: Editorial

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