Gastroenterology
Volume 131, Issue 6 , Pages 1977-1980, December 2006

AGA Institute Medical Position Statement on the Diagnosis and Management of Celiac Disease

  • Martin F. Kagnoff

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published online 10 November 2006.

This document presents the official recommendations of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute on “Diagnosis and Management of Celiac Disease.” It was approved by the Clinical Practice and Economics Committee on August 21, 2006, and by the AGA Institute Governing Board on September 25, 2006.

Abbreviations used in this paper: EMA, antiendomysial antibody, GFD, gluten-free diet, IDA, iron deficiency anemia, Ig, immunoglobulin, tTG, tissue transglutaminase, tTGA, tissue transglutaminase antibodies

 

PII: S0016-5085(06)02226-8

doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2006.10.003

Gastroenterology
Volume 131, Issue 6 , Pages 1977-1980, December 2006

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