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SUBMITTER: Zanini B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5037512 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zanini Barbara B Marullo Monica M Villanacci Vincenzo V Salemme Marianna M Lanzarotto Francesco F Ricci Chiara C Lanzini Alberto A
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The gluten-free diet (GFD) is the only validated treatment for celiac disease (CD), but despite strict adherence, complete mucosal recovery is rarely obtained. The aim of our study was to assess whether complete restitutio ad integrum could be achieved by adopting a restrictive diet (Gluten Contamination Elimination Diet, GCED) or may depend on time of exposure to GFD. Two cohorts of CD patients, with persisting Marsh II/Grade A lesion at duodenal biopsy after 12-18 months of GFD (early control) ...[more]