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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Specificity of small bowel biopsy findings in coeliac disease
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Editor,—I read Dr Metcalf’s recent commentary (Gut1998;42:9–10) on the association between coeliac disease and primary biliary cirrhosis, with much enthusiasm. Her editorial was both succinct and insightful. My concern relates to the author’s suggestion that for coeliac disease, “endoscopic small bowel biopsy is specific.” Unfortunately, this statement is incorrect. Specifically, a …