Malabsorption to lactose is caused by the inability to digest sugar due to the decrease in the activity of intestinal lactase. Malabsorption may be due to a primary or secondary disorder. Adult type primary hypolactasia is an autosomal recessive disorder, characterized by the progressive loss of lactase after weaning.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAccording to new ESPGHAN guidelines, gluten challenge is considered necessary when there is doubt about the initial diagnosis of celiac disease (CD). The main aim of this study was to quantify intraepithelial lymphocyte (IEL) immunophenotype on celiac patients on gluten-containing diet (GCD) compared to those on gluten-free diet (GFD). Another aim was to evaluate the clinical utility of IELs in the CD diagnosis, especially in selected patients on GFD where diagnostic uncertainty remains.
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