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CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY
Volume 11, Issue 2, Pages 166-+Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2012.09.030
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Antitransglutaminase 2; Diagnosis; Prognosis; Determinant
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- Academy of Finland Research Council for Health
- Competitive Research Funding of the Pirkanmaa Hospital District
- Sigrid Juselius Foundation
- Maud Kuistila Foundation
- Foundation for Paediatric Research
- Ehrnrooth Foundation
- Finnish Gastroenterology Society
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: In patients with celiac disease, gluten-induced lesions of the small-bowel mucosa develop gradually. However, it is not clear whether clinical presentation correlates with the degree of mucosal damage based on histology analysis. We investigated whether the degree of mucosal damage to the small bowel correlates with clinical presentation and serum markers of celiac disease. METHODS: We collected results from serology tests and mucosal biopsy samples from 638 consecutive patients with celiac disease and compared them with reported gastrointestinal symptoms, health-related quality-of-life scores, results from laboratory tests, and bone mineral densities of patients. We assessed mucosal injury based on the ratio of villous height to crypt depth, numbers of intraepithelial CD3(+) cells, and semiquantitative Marsh classification criteria. Correlations were established based on the Pearson or Spearman coefficients. RESULTS: The ratio of the villous height to crypt depth correlated with the severity of gastrointestinal symptoms, quality-of-life scores, laboratory test results, numbers of intraepithelial CD3(+) cells, and serum levels of antibodies associated with celiac disease. There was no correlation between the ratio of villous height to crypt depth and bone mineral density. The number of intraepithelial CD3(+) cells was not associated with symptoms, whereas the Marsh classification and serum levels of antibodies associated with celiac disease correlated with gastrointestinal symptoms, laboratory test results, and numbers of intraepithelial CD3(+) cells. CONCLUSIONS: The ratio of small-bowel villous height to crypt depth and results from serology tests correlate with reported symptoms and quality of life of patients with celiac disease. Patient-reported outcomes are therefore of value, in addition to histology findings, in assessing patients with celiac disease.
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