Volume 136, Issue 3, Pages 816-823 (March 2009) Diagnosing Mild Enteropathy Celiac Disease: A Randomized, Controlled Clinical Study  Kalle Kurppa, Pekka Collin, Mervi Viljamaa, Katri Haimila, Päivi Saavalainen, Jukka Partanen, Kaija Laurila, Heini Huhtala, Kaija Paasikivi, Markku Mäki, Katri Kaukinen  Gastroenterology  Volume 136, Issue 3, Pages 816-823 (March 2009) DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2008.11.040 Copyright © 2009 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Small-bowel mucosal biopsy samples from 2 patients (A and B) with mild enteropathy celiac disease. The Vh/CrD ratios were determined from 3 separate biopsy samples and at least 5 well-orientated villous-crypt units (as shown in panel A, black bars). Gastroenterology 2009 136, 816-823DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2008.11.040) Copyright © 2009 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Flow chart of the study. Gastroenterology 2009 136, 816-823DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2008.11.040) Copyright © 2009 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Small-bowel mucosal (A) Vh/CrD ratio, (B) serum IgA class EmA and (C) tTG-ab, and (D) clinical symptoms of the participants before and after 1 year with gluten-containing or GFD. The second year with a GFD in the gluten group also is shown. *Change within the group was significant compared with the change within the gluten group after 1 year; P < .05. **Change within the group was significant compared with the change within the gluten group after 1 year; P < .001. Gastroenterology 2009 136, 816-823DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2008.11.040) Copyright © 2009 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions