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At 09:39 AM 2/29/96 -0400, [log in to unmask] wrote:
 
>Please forgive me ignorance in this matter, but in the abstract of one of the
>papers you cite it states: "Sixteen had total villous atrophy."  How could
>they even be alive?
 
Well, even if flat they still have an outer surface. Let's say (I'm making
up numbers) the intestine is 20' long by 1" in diameter. That still has a
surface area of 750 square inches. And yes, celiacs did die, especially as
infants.
 
Don Wiss.