Celiac Facts for Patients

A class of water-soluble vitamins that play important roles in cell metabolism.The complex includes pantothenic acid, niacin, biotin, folic acid, riboflavin (vitamin B2), thiamin (vitamin B1), vitamin B6, and vitamin B12 (cobalamin).

The examination of tissue or cells removed from the body to study the presence, cause or extent of a disease. The examination is usually done under a microsocpe and in some cases with chemical analyses. There are different types of biopsies: in some, only very small tissue samples are needed, while sometimes larger tissue samples or a suspicious lump is removed entirely.