American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute Technical Review on the Diagnosis and Management of Celiac Disease

This technical review addresses the state of evidence for celiac disease epidemiology, detection by serologic testing, diagnosis by biopsy, treatment, and outcome. It updates the previous American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute technical review on celiac disease published in 2001.

Abbreviations used in this paper: AGA, antigliadin antibodies, BMD, bone mineral density, BMI, body mass index, CI, confidence interval, DM1, type 1 diabetes mellitus, EMA, endomysial antibodies, GFD, gluten-free diet, GP, guinea pig liver, HU, human umbilical cord, IDA, iron deficiency anemia, ME, monkey esophagus, NHL, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, PPV, positive predictive value, SDS, standard deviation score, SIR, standardized incidence ratio, SMR, standardized mortality rate, tTG, tissue transglutaminase, tTGA, tissue transglutaminase antibody