Increased Serum β2‐Microglobulin Levels in Active Celiac Disease
A. Blanco,
M. Alonso,
M. L. Cilleruelo
et al.
Abstract:Sixty‐eight sera from 36 children with celiac disease (CD) were collected in a 4‐year study, and the levels of β2‐microglobulin (β2M), orosomucoid, α1‐antitrypsin, and C‐reactive protein (CRP) were measured. A simultaneous intestinal biopsy was taken in all the patients and used to classify them. The values of (β2M were 1.94 ± 0.49 mg/L in group A (inactive CD with normal intestinal biopsy) and 2.58 ± 0.76 mg/L in group B (active CD with flat mucosa). These levels were higher than in the normal controls (1.87 … Show more
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