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Table 3 Serological and histological results after extended gluten challenge in patients with a positive CD8+ T-cell test

From: Diagnosis of celiac disease on a gluten-free diet: a multicenter prospective quasi-experimental clinical study

Patient

Weeks of GC

Anti-TG2 serology

Histological damage

Id13a

4

ND

Marsh 0

Id14

6

ND

Marsh 0

Id15

6

Negative

Marsh 0

Id16

7

Positive

Marsh 0 (D2)

Marsh 3b (D1)

Id17

8

Positive

Marsh 1

Id18

9

Positive

Marsh 1

Id19

12

Positive

Marsh 2

Id20

20

Positive

Marsh 0

  1. D2 second part of the duodenal mucosa, D1 duodenal bulb, GC gluten challenge, TG2 transglutaminase type 2, ND not done
  2. aBiopsy obtained 2 weeks after discontinuing the gluten challenge
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BMC Medicine

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