A decade ago celiac disease was considered extremely rare outside Europe and, therefore,
was almost completely ignored by health care professionals. In only 10 years, key …

OBJECTIVE: We have undertaken a study to assess the efficiency of serological tests in the
diagnosis of celiac disease (CD) during the period January 1, 1994 to January 7, 1997. Our …

… Carlo Catassi coordinated the paper-writing committee including also Alessio Fasano,
Luca Elli and Kamran Rostami. All authors approved the final version of the manuscript. …

Gluten-related disorders have recently been reclassified with an emerging scientific
literature supporting the concept of non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS). New research has …

Background/objective Studies about the prevalence of coeliac disease in countries in western
Asia are scarce and there is no study on the prevalence of coeliac disease in Iran. The …

The diagnosis of coeliac disease depends on the finding of characteristic, though not specific
changes, of intraepithelial lymphocytosis, crypt hyperplasia and various degrees of villous …

Several studies have shown that a large number of patients who are fulfilling the criteria for
irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are sensitive to gluten. The aim of this study was to evaluate …

Gagne's model of instructional design is based on the information processing model of the
mental events that occur when adults are presented with various stimuli and focuses on the …

Celiac disease (CD) was traditionally believed to be a chronic enteropathy, almost exclusively
affecting people of European origin. Celiac disease is the permanent intolerance to …

Objective We aimed to determine the predictive capacity and diagnostic yield of a 10-fold
increase in serum IgA antitissue transglutaminase (tTG) antibody levels for detecting small …