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GuidelineUnited European gastroenterology journal2025

European Society for the Study of Coeliac Disease 2025 Updated Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Coeliac Disease in Adults. Part 1: Diagnostic Approach.

Abdulbaqi Al-Toma, Fabiana Zingone, Federica Branchi, Annalisa Schiepatti, Georgia Malamut, Cristina Canova, Isabella Rosato, Honoria Ocagli, Nick Trott, Luca Elli and 11 more

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Guideline in United European gastroenterology journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  5. Developing Glow: A Co-Designed Support Framework Integrating Behavioural and Psychological Needs in Coeliac Disease.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026
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  16. UEG Journal-In Times of Turmoil, Science Matters.United European gastroenterology journal · 2026
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  20. Irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea: time to change practice?Current opinion in gastroenterology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors.

Abdulbaqi Al-TomaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9655-6841
Fabiana ZingoneDepartment of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padua, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1133-1502
Federica BranchiCharité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Medizinische Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Infektiologie und Rheumatologie, Berlin, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9217-8241
Annalisa SchiepattiDepartment of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8493-7698
Georgia MalamutDepartment of Gastroenterology, AP-HP. Centre- Université Paris Cité, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France.
Cristina CanovaUnit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Isabella RosatoUnit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Honoria OcagliUnit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5823-1659
Nick TrottAcademic Unit of Gastroenterology, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8872-8773
Luca ElliDepartment of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0873-0759
Alina PoppUniversity of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila", National Institute for Mother and Child Health, Bucharest, Romania.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7809-5762
Carmen GianfraniInstitute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology-CNR, Naples, Italy.
Renata AuricchioDepartment of Translational Medicine & European Laboratory for the Investigation of Food-Induced Diseases, University Federico II, Naples, Italy.
Andra Neefjes-BorstDepartment of Pathology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
David S SandersAcademic Unit of Gastroenterology, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3739-0124
Christophe CellierDepartment of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, CELAC Network, AP-HP Centre, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Université de Paris, Cité and Institut National du Cancer, Paris, France.
Chris J MulderDepartment of Gastroenterology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Gerd BoumaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0084-5092
Knut E A LundinDepartment of Gastroenterology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1713-5545
Ludvig M SollidNorwegian Coeliac Disease Research Centre, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8860-704X
Michael SchumannCharité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Medizinische Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Infektiologie und Rheumatologie, Berlin, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6391-9979

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionSince the publication of the first European Society for the Study of Coeliac Disease (ESsCD) guidelines in 2019, significant advancements have emerged in the diagnosis of coeliac disease (CeD) in adults. These 2025 guidelines incorporate new evidence to refine diagnostic strategies, aiming for improved accuracy of testing, and enhance overall quality of clinical care.

methodsA multidisciplinary panel of experts revised the ESsCD guidelines using the AGREE II instrument (Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation II) and the GRADE methodology (The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation). Clinical questions were structured using the PICO format, and statements and recommendations were finalised through a Delphi consensus process. Literature quality was assessed using AMSTAR-2 and QUADAS-2 tools.

resultsThe updated guidelines are presented in two parts. Part 1 focuses on adult CeD diagnosis, introducing major changes such as a conditional no-biopsy approach for selected adults with high-titre IgA anti-TG2 serology (≥ 10 × ULN). Regarding serology, the use of validated high-performance ELISAs displaying a high diagnostic accuracy is emphasised, while routine use of IgA anti-Endomysium serology is no longer recommended for confirmation. Revised duodenal biopsy protocols now mandate at least four samples from the second part of the duodenum, with bulb biopsies conditionally included. The guidelines provide structured approaches for diagnosing potential CeD, seronegative villous atrophy, and CeD in individuals already on a gluten-free diet. HLA-DQ2/DQ8 typing is recommended for diagnostic clarification in select cases.

conclusionsThe updated 2025 ESsCD guidelines provide a comprehensive framework for the diagnosis of CeD in adults. By integrating evolving diagnostic strategies, minimising over-testing, and patient-centred care approaches, they aim to optimise patient outcomes, quality of life and use of diagnostic resources at the same time.

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Celiac DiseaseAdultAutoantibodiesBiopsyDiet, Gluten-FreeDuodenumEuropeGTP-Binding ProteinsHumansImmunoglobulin AProtein Glutamine gamma Glutamyltransferase 2Societies, MedicalTransglutaminasesAutoantibodiesGTP-Binding ProteinsImmunoglobulin AProtein Glutamine gamma Glutamyltransferase 2Transglutaminasesadultscoeliac diseasegluten‐free dietguidelinesno‐biopsy diagnosisnon‐coeliac wheat sensitivityrefractory coeliac diseaseserological testing

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PMID40999951
PMCPMC12704582

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