Gluten-Related Disorders: Diagnostic Approaches, Treatment Pathways, and Future Perspectives - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0128218460 ISBN 13: 9780128218464

Publisher: Academic Press, 2021

Synopsis

Gluten-related disorders are prevalent among human societies, specifically in developing countries. These diseases have similar clinical manifestations and although they are characterized by a specific pathophysiological response to ingestion of gluten, differential diagnosis of these disorders is very challenging and failure to diagnosis and treat these disorders at an early stage, can lead to irreparable health and cost damages. Gluten-Related Disorders: Diagnostic Approaches, Treatment Pathways, and Future Perspectives reports up-to-date scientific findings within a historical perspective to identify the main differences and distinctive features of each of these diseases leading to better diagnosis and treatment options as well as pathogenesis of gluten disorders for use in future research endeavors. This reference is perfect for researchers, scientists and medical practitioners currently addressing gluten-related diseases.

• Delivers a wide perspective of gluten-related disorders highlighting the differences and overlaps in clinical presentations of these disorders, aiding in the process of differential diagnosis
• Offers the pathogenesis of gluten disorders for use in future research endeavors
• Provides a comprehensive overview on all aspects of gluten-related disorders incorporating several up-to-date scientific findings bringing recognition to the main differences and distinctive features between the diseases

About this title

About the Author

Mohammad Rostami-Nejad, PhD is the head of the Celiac Disease Department in the Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases (RIGLD) at the Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. His major areas of research include clinical immunology, especially for celiac disease and other gluten-related disorders. He has collaborated with various national and international centers and universities. Additionally, he has taken part in more than 60 projects as well as published 200 scientific papers, books, and book chapters on celiac disease (H-index=27). He initiated the first celiac diseases website in Persian (www.celiac.ir) and is the Deputy Editor of the Gastroenterology and Hepatology From Bed to Bench (GHFBB) journal.

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0128218460
• ISBN 13: 9780128218464
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 300
• Editor: Rostami Nejad Mohammad