Clinical and Histopathologic Predictors of Disaccharidase Deficiency in Duodenal Biopsy Specimens.
CONCLUSIONS: Utilization could be reduced by only testing cases with normal duodenal histopathology and ongoing clinical suspicion for DS deficiency after reviewing pathology. In cases with suspected celiac disease and/or mucosal injury, DS deficiency is common and likely secondary, limiting test utility.
PMID: 31332425 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: American Journal of Clinical Pathology - Category: Pathology Authors: Reed RC, Pacheco MC Tags: Am J Clin Pathol Source Type: research