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JANUARY 2007 QUIZ OF THE MONTH . . . There have been some important recent findings about celiac disease (CD). Which of the statements below about CD are true or false?
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JANUARY 2007 QUIZ OF THE MONTH . . .
There have been some important recent findings about celiac disease (CD). Which of the statements below about CD are true or false?
- CD is associated with an autoimmune reaction involving anti-endomysial antibodies.
- In CD there are high serum levels of IgE anti-gluten antibodies.
- The onset of CD is almost always in childhood.
- Histologic findings in endoscopic biopsies of the small intestine are not helpful in the diagnosis of CD.
- There is an increased incidence of small bowel malignancy in patients with chronic CD
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