Blood in stool, weight loss, focally enhanced colitis, and involvement of the sigmoid colon were the most important features in differentiating CD from intestinal tuberculosis.

The prevalence of celiac disease in this north Indian community is 1 in 96. Celiac disease is more common than is recognized in India.

Products of lipid peroxidation are significantly increased among patients with NAFLD as compared with chronic viral hepatitis or healthy controls. Larger studies and newer markers of oxidative stress are required to clarify the association between oxidative stress and histological severity in NAFLD.

CeD and latent CeD were most prevalent in northern India and were the least in southern India. The prevalence correlated with wheat intake and did not reflect differences in the genetic background.

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the major causes of morbidity, mortality, and healthcare expenditure in patients with chronic liver disease in India. The Indian National Association for Study of the Liver (INASL) had published its first guidelines on diagnosis and management of HCC (The Puri Recommendations) in 2014, and these guidelines were very well received by the healthcare community involved in diagnosis and management