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All patients were put on a gluten-free diet (GFD) and were followed up for clinical conditions and laboratory testing at 6\u2005months every year since diagnosis (median follow up: 1.9\u2005years).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Outcome measures<\/jats:title><jats:p>Resolution of symptoms, body mass index, laboratory testing (haemoglobin, anti-transglutaminase IgA), adherence to a GFD, quality of life, and supplementary post-diagnosis medical consultations.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>51 out of 468 (11%) patients were diagnosed without a duodenal biopsy (group 1; median age 2.1\u2005years) and matched to 92 patients diagnosed with a biopsy (group 2; median age 2.4\u2005years). At the end of follow-up the two groups were statistically comparable in terms of clinical and nutritional status, anti-transglutaminase IgA antibody titres, quality of life, adherence to a GFD, and number of supplementary medical consultations.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>On the basis of this prospective study, diagnosis of CD can be reliably performed without a duodenal biopsy in approximately 11% of cases. 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