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Celiac disease

Diagnosis criteria in young children

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology volume 6, pages 447–448 (2009)Cite this article

Diagnosis of celiac disease in children under 2 years of age at first biopsy currently requires a small-bowel biopsy to be taken after a gluten challenge. The authors of a new study question these recommendations, and suggest that gluten challenge and biopsy are not required in this group of patients.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Linköping University, Norrköping Hospital, Norrköping, Sweden

    Lotta Högberg & Lars Stenhammar

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Högberg, L., Stenhammar, L. Diagnosis criteria in young children. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 6, 447–448 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2009.111

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