Celiac Disease - VCU Internal Medicine Electronic Residency ...
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<strong>Celiac</strong> <strong>Disease</strong> - Definition<br />
a.k.a. “celiac<br />
sprue” or<br />
“gluten-sensitive<br />
enteropathy”<br />
“A A common autoimmune disorder characterized by<br />
an immune response to ingested wheat gluten<br />
and related proteins of rye and barley that leads<br />
to inflammation, villous atrophy, and crypt<br />
hyperplasia in the small intestine.”<br />
Alaedini Ann Intern Med. . 2005;142:289-298<br />
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