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Title: Update on celiac disease
Authors: Attard, Thomas M.
Keywords: Gastroenterology
Gluten
Celiac disease -- Diagnosis -- Malta
Issue Date: 2011
Publisher: Medical Portals Ltd.
Citation: Attard, T.M. (2011). Update on celiac disease. The Synapse, (2), 25-26
Abstract: Celiac disease is a chronic autoimmune process that is modulated by an environmental trigger, namely glladin; a part of gluten which is present in wheat, barley and rye, Celiac disease is clearly increasing in prevalence worldwide and with easier access to screening tools the notion that it is a disease of Western society is in increasingly being challenged, We have also seen a broader gamut of symptoms and disease conditions that are associated with celiac disease to the extent that the nomenclature of classic and non-classic manifestations seems redundant. The increased recognition in prevalence is poorly understood but seems to also reflect a true increase in incidence, These observations supported by constantly improving diagnostic techniques; including serologic, genetic testing and endoscopic moralities has frustratingly not been paralleled in any measure by any breakthrough in management
URI: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/12741
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