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Celiac disease is a unique autoimmune disorder, unique because the environmental precipitant is known. The disorder was previously called celiac sprue, based on the Dutch word sprue, which was used to describe a disease similar to tropical sprue that is characterized by diarrhea, emaciation, aphthous stomatitis, and malabsorption.^1,2 Celiac disease is precipitated, in genetically predisposed persons, by the ingestion of gluten, the major storage protein of wheat and similar grains.³ Originally considered a rare malabsorption syndrome of childhood, celiac disease is now recognized as a common condition that may be diagnosed at any age and that affects many organ systems. . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Pathogenesis

The Role of Gluten

Mucosal Immune Responses

Genetic Factors

Environmental Factors

Epidemiology

Clinical Manifestations

Diagnosis

Serologic Testing

The Role of HLA-DQ2 and HLA-DQ8 Assessment

Biopsy and Histologic Assessment

Treatment

Assessment of Cases with a Poor Response to Therapy

Complications of Celiac Disease

Adenocarcinoma of the Small Intestine

Enteropathy-Associated T-Cell Lymphoma

Refractory Celiac Disease

Summary

Source Information

From the Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York (P.H.R.G.); and the Department of Gastroenterology, European Georges Pompidou Hospital, René Descartes Paris V University, Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris, INSERM U793, Paris (C.C.).

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