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The Oslo definitions for coeliac disease andrelated terms
Jonas F Ludvigsson,1,2 Daniel A Leffler,3 Julio C Bai,4 Federico Biagi,5 Alessio Fasano,6Peter H R Green,7 Marios Hadjivassiliou,8 Katri Kaukinen,9 Ciaran P Kelly,3Jonathan N Leonard,10 Knut Erik Aslaksen Lundin,11 Joseph A Murray,12David S Sanders,13,14 Marjorie M Walker,14 Fabiana Zingone,15 Carolina Ciacci16
Objective The literature suggests a lack of consensus on
the use of terms related to coeliac disease (CD) and gluten.
Design A multidisciplinary task force of 16 physicians
from seven countries used the electronic database
< There is a lack of consensus on the use of terms
PubMed to review the literature for CD-related terms up
related to coeliac disease (CD) and gluten.
to January 2011. Teams of physicians then suggested
< Variability in the use of terminology has led to
a definition for each term, followed by feedback of these
difficulty when comparing and evaluating clinical
definitions through a web survey on definitions,
discussions during a meeting in Oslo and phone
conferences. In addition to ‘CD’, the following descriptors
of CD were evaluated (in alphabetical order):
< The panel reached agreement on the definition
asymptomatic, atypical, classical, latent, non-classical,
of terms related to CD and/or gluten currently in
overt, paediatric classical, potential, refractory, silent,
use in clinical practice and research.
subclinical, symptomatic, typical, CD serology, CD
< Some terms in current use should be abandoned
autoimmunity, genetically at risk of CD, dermatitis
because they are outdated or misleading.
herpetiformis, gluten, gluten ataxia, gluten intolerance,gluten sensitivity and gliadin-specific antibodies.
How might it impact on clinical practice in the
Results CD was defined as ‘a chronic small intestinal
immune-mediated enteropathy precipitated by exposure
< Uniform definitions for common terms relating
to dietary gluten in genetically predisposed individuals’.
Classical CD was defined as ‘CD presenting with signs
researchers, clinicians and the general public,
and symptoms of malabsorption. Diarrhoea,
and will ensure that research is conducted and
steatorrhoea, weight loss or growth failure is required.’
‘Gluten-related disorders’ is the suggested umbrella termfor all diseases triggered by gluten and the term glutenintolerance should not to be used. Other definitions are
The first consensus definition of CD was
published in Acta Paediatrica in 1970.2 This publi-
Conclusion This paper presents the Oslo definitions for
cation defined CD as a permanent condition of
gluten intolerance with mucosal flattening thatreversed on a gluten-free diet (GFD) and thenrelapsed on re-introduction of gluten. Although thedefinition of CD has undergone minor changes
since 1970,3 4 consensus definitions have been
Coeliac disease (CD) is a chronic small intestinal
restricted to CD. However, the scientific commu-
immune-mediated enteropathy precipitated by
nity has come to recognise that there is a spectrum
exposure to dietary gluten in genetically predis-
of disorders related to gluten ingestion.
posed people. Although symptoms and signs of CD
Due to a lack of common definitions for the
have been recognised for more than 100 years, it
spectrum of terms and disorders related to CD,
was in the 1940s that the Dutch paediatrician
a multidisciplinary task force of 16 physicians from
Dicke established a link between the protein
seven countries with particular expertise in diag-
component of wheat (gluten) exposure and CD.1
nosis and treatment of CD proposes the following
CD and related diseases are now common chronic
definitions for the variety of vague and often
diseases in children and adults, and increased diag-
confusing terms currently in use in the literature.
nosis has led to a proliferation of research activities.
These definitions are based on thorough literature
As with many other chronic conditions, the
reviews (table 1), a discussion in Oslo at the 14th
boundaries of CD are not always clear, with the
International Coeliac Disease Symposium in June
consequence that there is considerable confusion
2011, and agreement on consensus statements by
and a lack of consensus regarding diagnostic criteria
a web survey and phone conferences. We refer to
our definitions as the ‘Oslo definitions’.
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included CD and the following descriptors of CD: asymptom-
atic, atypical, classical, latent, non-classical, overt, paediatric
classical, potential, refractory, silent, subclinical, symptomatic,
typical, CD serology, CD autoimmunity, genetically at risk of
CD, dermatitis herpetiformis, gluten, gluten ataxia, gluten
intolerance, gluten sensitivity and gliadin-specific antibodies.
The literature review was mostly restricted to original papers
and reviews. Most papers had been published after 1990. The
teams then suggested definitions for each term.
A web survey was then conducted and all suggested definitions
were listed and subjected to peer review (online appendix).
Comments and feedback from the web survey were taken into
account when creating a second set of definitions.
The revised definitions and appending comments were then
discussed in Oslo at the 14th International CD Symposium in
June 2011. This discussion was followed by two phone confer-
ences in which the remaining definitions were discussed until
consensus was achieved. We did not grade the evidence under-
lying each definition because that was not the purpose of the
task force and this review did not deal with clinical manage-
ment. For the convenience of readers, each definition given in the
Results section below is followed by a short literature review of
each term. Two terms were added after the initial web survey
and the meeting in Oslo: ‘dermatitis herpetiformis’ and ‘CD
autoimmunity’, which were discussed through email.
*We searched PubMed for the period 1 January 1900 to 31 January 2011. Individualauthors then examined papers deemed most relevant. When the phrase ‘coeliac disease’ ispart of the definition, we searched PubMed for the relevant term and coeliac disease (British
and American spelling). For example, ‘silent coeliac disease’ [All Fields] OR ‘silent coeliac
disease’ [All Fields] AND (‘1900/01/01’ [PDAT]: ‘2011/01/31’ [PDAT]). yFor these terms, our literature review was entirely based on expert consensus of the
Coeliac disease is a chronic small intestinal immune-mediated
literature because it was beyond the scope of this paper to review all papers identified
enteropathy precipitated by exposure to dietary gluten in
through PubMed (or as in the case of ‘paediatric classical CD’ there were no hits). zWe searched for ‘coeliac disease autoimmunity’ and ‘coeliac autoimmunity’ (British and
genetically predisposed individuals.
CD is triggered by the ingestion of gluten (definition below),
xA search for ‘gluten and antibodies’ yielded 2529 hits.
the protein component of wheat, rye, barley, but not oats.5 6
{Although we discourage the use of the term ‘CD serology’, we have provided a definitionfor this term.
Such exposure results in a variable degree of intestinal damage.7In most patients with CD, the enteropathy will reverse ona GFD.2e4 According to the suggested definition, CD is a chronic
The purpose of our recommended definitions is to create
disease, but as the discussion of the terms potential CD and
a foundation for clinical management and research. Clear defi-
latent CD will show, there are reports of transient CD.8
nitions will allow more efficient and generalisable advances in
Although CD is the most common cause of enteropathy in
CD research relating to aetiology, incidence, prevalence,
the western world and enteropathy is a prerequisite for CD, it
complications and treatment of patients with CD and other
should be noted that other diseases may cause small intestinal
inflammation but do not qualify as CD.9 Typically, the inflam-mation in CD includes an increased intraepithelial lymphocyte
(IEL) count, most often >25/100 cells.9 10 Another feature of CD
is that it incorporates an adaptive T-cell-mediated response (to
Members of this collaborative effort were invited to participate
gluten) and that it occurs in people who are DQ2eDQ8 posi-
by two of the authors (DAL and CC). The constitution of the
tive.11 12 Increasingly, the presence of specific endomysial anti-
group reflects the wide variety of disciplines to which CD may
bodies (EMA, also called AEA), anti-tissue transglutaminase
present in practice: gastroenterology, histopathology, paediat-
antibodies (TTG, a-tTG, TTA), and/or deamidated antigliadin
rics, neurology and dermatology. Members of the task force were
antibodies (DGP) plays an important role in the serological
from Sweden, the USA, Argentina, Italy, the UK, Finland and
work-up for CD. These antibodies strongly support the diag-
Norway. Four of the five physicians from the USA had trained
nosis of CD, but by themselves are not confirmatory.
elsewhere (two in Ireland, one in Australia and one in Italy).
To confirm a diagnosis of CD, biopsies of the duodenum must
be taken when patients are on a gluten-containing diet.
Consensus states four to six biopsies are necessary for diag-
Teams of three or four physicians were assigned between one
nosis,13 including from the duodenal bulb.14 15
and four CD-related terms. Each team carried out a literature
Three histological classifications of CD are used: Marsh,7
search (table 1) of the entire electronic database PubMed up to
MarsheOberhuber16 and Corazza.10 A comparison of these
January 2011 using the terms as key words. These terms
classifications is shown in table 2.
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Comparison of histopathological classifications
Normal architecture and increased intraepithelial
lymphocytes $25/100 enterocytesNormal architecture and increased intraepithelial
lymphocytes $40/100 enterocytesNormal architecture and increased intraepithelial
lymphocytes $40/100 enterocytes with crypt hyperplasiaPartial villous atrophy and increased intraepithelial
crypt height and influx ofinflammatory cells
Type 3a partial villous atrophy;villi blunt and shortened witha villous:crypt ratio, 1:1
Type 3b subtotal villous atrophy;villi atrophic but still separateand recognisable
Total villous atrophy intraepithelial lymphocytes
Atrophic hypoplastic lesion: flat mucosa, normal crypt
height, no inflammation with normal intraepitheliallymphocyte counts
*Marsh initially explored the association of mucosal damage with a progressively increased gluten intake in treated patients with celiac disease. This staging has since been used asa classification.
Historically, CD has been equivalent to sprue, coeliac sprue,
gluten-sensitive enteropathy and gluten intolerance. In the past
Asymptomatic CD is not accompanied by symptoms even in
the terms non-tropical sprue and idiopathic steatorrhoea were
response to direct questioning at initial diagnosis.
used.17 18 None of these terms are currently recommended.
Individuals with asymptomatic CD do not manifest any
symptoms commonly associated with CD and have no symp-
toms that respond to gluten withdrawal, even in response to
Gluten is the commonly used term for the complex of water
direct questioning. These patients are often diagnosed through
insoluble proteins from wheat, rye and barley that are harmful
testing of populations enrolled in screening programmes or in
case-finding strategies for detecting CD in patients with disor-
The major seed proteins in cereals are the alcohol-soluble
ders that are associated with a high risk for CD.21e33 Many of
prolamins, a complex group of alcohol-soluble polypeptides
these patients suffer from decreased quality of life. Sometimes
that make up about half of the protein in the mature grain.
minor symptoms (eg, fatigue) are only recognised after the
The term gluten indicates a broad group of prolamins (gliadins
introduction of a GFD;34 such patients do not suffer from
and glutenins) found in wheat. Other prolamins showing
true asymptomatic CD and should be reclassified as having
similar immunogenic properties are also found in rye (secalins),
barley (hordeins) and other closely related grains.13 19 Themajor prolamins of the more distantly related maize (zeins)
seem to have evolved independently and show no harmful
Historically, typical CD has denoted a gluten-induced enterop-
effects in patients with CD. Oats have also been shown to be
athy presenting with signs or symptoms of malabsorption/
non-immunogenic in most patients with CD.20 A GFD usually
global malabsorption (such as diarrhoea or malnutrition) or
indicates a diet free from wheat, rye, barley, triticale, kamut
a malabsorption syndrome (indicated by weight loss, steator-
rhoea and oedema secondary to hypoalbuminemia). The above
Gluten is poorly digested in the human intestine with or
use is questionable in that the clinical presentation of CD has
without CD. Gluten peptides cross intact into the submucosa of
changed over time,35e37 and the word ‘typical’ implies that
the small intestine. In the submucosa of the small intestine the
this form is the most frequently encountered form of CD. In
human enzyme transglutaminase 2 also referred to as tissue
contrast, many current patients have symptoms such as
transglutaminase (tTG) deamidates gluten peptides, which
anaemia,38e40 fatigue41 42 and abdominal pain.43
allows for high-affinity binding to human leucocyte antigen
We therefore discourage the use of the term typical CD.
(HLA) DQ2 and HLA DQ8 molecules, subsequently triggeringan inflammatory reaction in patients with CD.12
Gluten content in food is regulated by the Codex Alimentarius
Atypical CD can only be used in reference to typical CD.
Historically, atypical CD has been used to describe patients with
STAN 118e1979 revised in 2008) states that gluten-free foods
gluten-induced enteropathy who have no weight loss but
are foods or ingredients naturally free of gluten, in which the
present with any of the following symptoms or signs: gastro-
measured gluten level is #20 mg/kg in total, or processed to
intestinal symptoms,44 including symptoms suggestive of irri-
<100 mg/kg. According to the current Codex, foods meeting
table bowel syndrome45 46 and liver dysfunction47 48;
these criteria may be labelled as a ‘gluten-free food’.
extraintestinal manifestations, such as metabolic disease/
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symptoms (failure to thrive, thyroid dysfunction (hypo/
hyper))49 50; neurologic findings,51e53 including depression54
Symptomatic CD is characterised by clinically evident gastro-
and gluten ataxia55; reproductive disease,56e58 including abnor-
intestinal and/or extraintestinal symptoms attributable to
malities in menarche and menopause58 59; oral/cutaneous
disease,60e64 including dermatitis herpetiformis (DH);65 and
The clinical manifestations of CD vary from none (asymp-
skeletal findings.66 Atypical CD has also been used to denote
tomatic CD) to a wide spectrum of symptoms. The vast
patients with a gluten-induced enteropathy and significant
majority of authors describing symptomatic CD do not distin-
nutritional deficiencies (such as iron deficiency). We argue
guish between CD with gastrointestinal symptoms and CD
that the term atypical CD should not be used. Some patients
previously described as having atypical CD may fulfil the
What was previously called overt CD should be considered
requirements for non-classical CD (see below).
Classical CD presents with signs and symptoms of malabsorp-
Overt CD has most often been characterised by clinically
tion. Diarrhoea, steatorrhoea, weight loss or growth failure is
(dyspepsia, diarrhoea and bloating) or extraintestinal (neuro-
Classical and typical CD have traditionally been similar
logical symptoms and fatigue).99 100 We recommend that the
concepts defining the presence of a gluten-induced enteropathy
term overt CD should not be used; symptomatic CD is the
presenting with diarrhoea, malnutrition or a malabsorption
syndrome (indicated by weight loss, steatorrhoea and oedemasecondary to hypoalbuminemia).7 67
these symptoms are not specific to CD, we encourage the use of
Refractory CD (RCD) consists of persistent or recurrent
classical CD, as defined above, because the term ‘classical’ does
malabsorptive symptoms and signs with villous atrophy (VA)
not imply that this type of CD is more common than CD
despite a strict GFD for more than 12 months.
without clinical malabsorption. Examples of classical CD are
Although definitions of RCD differ slightly,101e118 most
patients with diarrhoea and weight loss but also patients with
expert-opinion-based definitions include persistence or recur-
rence of malabsorptive symptoms and signs (eg, diarrhoea,
Paediatric classical CD is the paediatric equivalent of classical
abdominal pain, involuntary loss of weight, low haemoglobin
CD. These children are often characterised by failure to thrive,
and hypoalbuminemia) associated with persistent or recurrent
diarrhoea, muscle wasting, poor appetite and abdominal
VA despite a strict GFD for more than 12 months (or severe
distension.75e79 Many children with classical CD and malab-
persistent symptoms independently of the duration of GFD) in
sorption also show signs of emotional distress (‘change of
the absence of other causes of VA or malignant complications119
and after the confirmation of the initial diagnosis of CD.
Generally, most patients are negative for EMA and TTG at
the time of RCD diagnosis, but the presence of persisting
elevated titres of circulating EMA and/or TTG does not neces-
Non-classical CD presents without signs and symptoms of
sarily rule out RCD, though this should lead to questions
about dietary adherence. In all cases, a careful dietary interview
In non-classical CD the patient does not suffer from malab-
should be performed to exclude gluten exposure before
sorption (eg, a patient with constipation and abdominal
diagnosing RCD.120 Not all dietary non-responsive CD is
pain but no malabsorption). Patients with monosymptomatic
disease (other than diarrhoea or steatorrhoea) usually have
RCD is divided into two categories111 115: type I, in which
a normal IEL phenotype is found; and type II, in which there isa clonal expansion of an aberrant IEL population. The abnormal
phenotype is supported by loss of normal surface markers CD3,
Silent CD is equivalent to asymptomatic CD. We discourage the
CD4 and CD8 with preserved expression of intracytoplasmic
CD3 (CD3e) in >50% of IELs as evaluated by immunohisto-chemistry or >20% as determined by flow cytometry, and by
Subclinical CDSubclinical CD is below the threshold of clinical detection.
The term subclinical has often been used to denote silent
CD80e82 or patients with CD and extraintestinal symptoms(and no gastrointestinal symptoms).83 The term has also beenused for patients with CD who have clinical or laboratory signs(iron deficiency anaemia, abnormalities in liver function tests,enamel defects, incidental endoscopic features, osteoporosis, etc)but no symptoms.84
As understanding of CD has advanced, new disease associa-
tions have been regularly found and populations tested for CDhave changed in response. For this reason, what is ‘subclinical’has changed over time. To provide a stable definition, we spec-ified subclinical CD to be disease that is below the threshold ofclinical detection without signs or symptoms sufficient totrigger CD testing in routine practice.
often been used interchangeably, resulting in confusion, we
test positive for HLA-DQ2 or HLA-DQ8, with the under-
discourage the use of the term latent CD.
standing that the risk varies between 2% and 20%, depending onthe degree of the relative with CD and the number of copies of
HLA-DQ2 genes. However, people who harbour these genes are
Potential CD relates to people with a normal small intestinal
mucosa who are at increased risk of developing CD as indicatedby positive CD serology.
Potential CD is also often used with different meanings. For
The term gluten intolerance has been used as a synonym of
some, potential CD means that the patient has an increased
CD and to indicate that a patient experiences a clinical
number of IELs in the villi138 or increased expression of g or
improvement after starting a GFD, even when they do not have
d cells.139 To others, potential CD describes people with normal
CD.8 76 122 155e166 However, we believe the term gluten intol-
mucosa but positive CD serology.140 141 Adding to this is the
erance is non-specific and carries inherent weaknesses and
suggestion by Ferguson et al that all first-degree relatives to
contradictions. Although gluten intolerance could be a conse-
quence of poor digestion, it could also be the effect of some
We recommend that the term potential CD be used for people
lectin-like properties of gluten or foods generated from gluten
with normal small intestinal mucosa who are at increased risk of
that cause gastrointestinal upset. Another problem is that gluten
developing CD as indicated by positive CD serology. A difficulty
intolerance may not truly reflect intolerance to gluten but to
in the definition of this group is variability in the adequacy of
other wheat components.156 Because of these contradictions, we
the biopsies that were taken to exclude the diagnosis of active
recommend that the term gluten intolerance should not be used
CD, especially with the current knowledge that at least four
and that gluten-related disorders be used instead.
biopsies need to be taken143 and the bulb may be the onlylocation of VA.15
Gluten-related disordersGluten-related disorders is a term used to describe all conditions
CD autoimmunity relates to increased TTG or EMA on at least
We recommend that this term is used to describe all condi-
two occasions when status of the biopsy is not known. If the
tions related to gluten. This may include disorders such as
biopsy is positive, then this is CD, if the biopsy is negative than
gluten ataxia, DH, non-coeliac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) and
The term ‘coeliac disease autoimmunity’ or ‘coeliac autoim-
munity’ has been used to describe: individuals with positive
TTG,144e147 positive EMA,148 positive EMA with positive/
In some papers the term gluten sensitivity is used synony-
borderline TTG,149 positive TTG on at least two occasions,150
mously with CD.7 Other papers used the concept of gluten
and positive TTG on two occasions or a positive small bowel
sensitivity as an umbrella term to include CD and other condi-
biopsy after only a single positive TTG.151
tions related to gluten ingestion, such as DH,169 gluten ataxia170
We defined CD autoimmunity as positive TTG or EMA on at
and NCGS.156 Most recently,157 171e174 several authors
least two occasions. In a clinical setting this will lead to a small
employed the term gluten sensitivity to describe a condition in
intestinal biopsy, and patients can then be classified as either CD
which symptoms are triggered by gluten ingestion, in the
(positive biopsy) or potential CD (negative biopsy), but in
absence of TTG or EMA antibodies and enteropathy, with
a research setting there are circumstances when small intestinal
variable HLA status and variable anti-gliadin (AGA) presence. It
biopsy has not been performed. The term CD autoimmunity
is important to distinguish CD from less well characterised
should then be used. When TTG or EMA has only been tested
diseases related to gluten ingestion. We therefore recommend
on one occasion, it is preferable to refer to patients as TTG
that the term gluten sensitivity should not be used and that
Family members of patients with CD that test positive for HLA
The term NCGS relates to one or more of a variety of immu-
DQ2 and/or DQ8 are genetically at risk of CD.
nological, morphological or symptomatic manifestations that
CD is a multifactorial condition with unparallelled evidence of
are precipitated by the ingestion of gluten in people in whom
the pivotal role of HLA-DQA1*05-DQB1*02 (DQ2) and
DQA1*03-DQB1*0302 (DQ8) in disease predisposition.152 153
NCGS is a condition in which gluten ingestion leads to
DQ2 and DQ8 are major risk factors carried by almost all
morphological or symptomatic manifestations despite the
patients with CD. Interestingly, when carried in trans on DR5/
absence of CD.172e176 As opposed to CD, NCGS may show signs
DR7 (ie, DQA1*05-DQB1*0301/DQA1*0201-DQB1*02) or DR3/
of an activated innate immune response but without the
DR7 (ie, DQA1*05-DQB1*02/DQA1*0201-DQB1*02) genotypes,
enteropathy, elevations in tTG, EMA or DGP antibodies, and
the risk of CD in southern Europeans is higher than when the
alleles are carried in cis on DR3 (ie, DQA1*05-DQB1*02) alone,
Recently, in a double-blind randomised trial, Biesiekierski et al
suggesting that additional factors in the region may be influ-
showed that patients with NCGS truly develop symptoms
when eating gluten.156 It is unclear at this time what compo-
Non-HLA genes together contribute more to genetic suscep-
nents of grains trigger symptoms in people with NCGS and
tibility (approximately 65%) than the HLA genes (the remaining
whether some populations of patients with NCGS have subtle
35%), but the contribution from each single, predisposing non-
small intestinal morphological changes. While there is currently
no standard diagnostic approach to NCGS, systematic evalua-
At the moment, the concept of genetically at risk for CD
tion should be conducted, including exclusion of CD and other
should be limited to family members (of patients with CD) who
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Gliadin-specific antibodiesThese are AGAs of IgA and IgG subclass recognising the gliadinmoiety of wheat. Antibodies recognising native gluten are nowrarely used for diagnostic purposes because they lack generalspecificity. Antibodies recognising DGP demonstrate high spec-ificity and sensitivity. They can also be used for measurement ofgluten in foodstuffs.
Use of the term gliadin-specific antibodies generally refers to
antibodies directed against the gliadin moiety of wheat prola-mins. The following four aspects of these antibodies are relevantto the spectrum of gluten-induced disease.
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