Omitting duodenal biopsy in children with suspected celiac disease and extra-intestinal symptoms

• Main Authors: Mauro Bozzola (Author), Cristina Meazza (Author), Chiara Gertosio (Author), Sara Pagani (Author), Daniela Larizza (Author), Valeria Calcaterra (Author), Ombretta Luinetti (Author), Giovanni Farello (Author), Carmine Tinelli (Author), Lorenzo Iughetti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The aim of our study is to evaluate if in children with highly positive serology and HLA-DQ2/DQ8 (triple test, TT) and only extra-intestinal symptoms, it is possible to omit performing an intestinal biopsy for celiac disease (CD) diagnosis, as suggested by the new European Societ...