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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 28, 2011; 17(24): 2941-2944
Published online Jun 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i24.2941
Table 1 The Marsh-Oberhuber classification of duodenal histological lesions in celiac disease, compared to the “simplified classification”[11,12]
Histologic typeIELGlandular cryptsVilliSimplified
0Normal (< 25/100 epithelial cells)NormalNormalNormal
1IncreasedNormalNormalGrade A
2IncreasedHyperplasticNormalGrade A
3aIncreasedHyperplasticMild atrophyGrade B1
3bIncreasedHyperplasticModerate atrophyGrade B1
3cIncreasedHyperplasticSevere (total) atrophyGrade B2