Patients with mild enteropathy have apoptotic injury of enterocytes similar to that in advanced enteropathy in celiac disease

Severity of villous atrophy in celiac disease (CeD) is the cumulative effect of enterocyte loss and cell regeneration. Gluten-free diet has been shown to benefit even in patients having a positive anti-tissue transglutaminase (tTG) antibody titre and mild enteropathy.

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