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This retrospective study at King Fahd University Hospital (KFUH), Saudi Arabia, evaluated the diagnostic contribution of biopsies from the duodenal bulb (D1) and distal duodenum (D2) in 224 patients assessed for suspected CD between August 2023 and August 2024. Clinical, serological [IgA anti-tissue transglutaminase (anti-TG2), anti-endomysial antibodies (EMA), deamidated gliadin peptide], and histopathological data were analyzed. Sixty-five patients (29%) were diagnosed with CD. Villous atrophy, mucosal flattening, and increased intraepithelial lymphocytes were strongly associated with CD (p \u2264 0.001), and positive anti-TG2 and EMA correlated with Marsh grade. 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