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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2015; 21(27): 8221-8226
Published online Jul 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i27.8221
Published online Jul 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i27.8221
Non-celiac gluten sensitivity: Time for sifting the grain
Luca Elli, Leda Roncoroni, Maria Teresa Bardella, Center for Prevention and Diagnosis of Celiac Disease, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano. Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milano, Italy
Author contributions: Elli L, Roncoroni L and Bardella MT contributed equally to this paper.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflict of interests.
Correspondence to: Luca Elli, MD, PhD, Center for Prevention and Diagnosis of Celiac Disease, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano. Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Via F. Sforza 35, 20122 Milano, Italy. dottorlucaelli@gmail.com
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Received: January 23, 2015
Peer-review started: January 23, 2015
First decision: March 10, 2015
Revised: April 1, 2015
Accepted: May 27, 2015
Article in press: May 27, 2015
Published online: July 21, 2015
Processing time: 180 Days and 6 Hours
Peer-review started: January 23, 2015
First decision: March 10, 2015
Revised: April 1, 2015
Accepted: May 27, 2015
Article in press: May 27, 2015
Published online: July 21, 2015
Processing time: 180 Days and 6 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Gluten-related disorders are extremely relevant in gastroenterologic practice, and their prevalence has increased in recent decades. Besides celiac disease and allergy, the newly born non-celiac gluten sensitivity is still an obscure syndrome with an unknown pathogenesis and important clinical concerns regarding diagnosis and patient management.