title: The 15 g D-xylose absorption test: its application to the study of coeliac disease.
abstract: The absorption of xylose following an oral load of 15 g D-xylose has been studied by serial blood levels in 17 untreated adult coeliac patients, 21 treated coeliac patients, and 30 non-coeliac patients. A statistically significant difference in xylose blood levels was found between untreated coeliac and non-coeliac patients at all the times studied, but a complete separation between these two groups occurred only at the 75 minute stage. The reproducibility of absorption was assessed by repeating the test in 16 subjects. The 95% confidence limits of the standard error of estimate are narrowest at 75 and 90 minutes.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007408:Intestinal Absorption; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000378:metabolism*; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D013997:Time Factors; D014994:Xylose / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D014994:Xylose