Reviewer's report 
 Partially Responsive Celiac Disease Resulting from Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth and Title: 
Lactose Intolerance 
 2  29 February 2004 Version: Date: 
 Peter HR Green Reviewer: 
Reviewer's report: 
General 
The authors have presented 2 case histories demonstrating that a systematic approach to the evaluation of patients with poorly responsive celiac disease results in a high yield of possible therapies. 
D- xylose tests are now rarely performed in most developed countries. I would be interested in why 
the authors use this test as often as they appear to. 
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Major Compulsory Revisions (that the author must respond to before a decision on publication can 
be reached) 
References: # 2 and 5 are the same. Was a different reference proposed for # 5? 
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Minor Essential Revisions (such as missing labels on figures, or the wrong use of a term, which the author can be trusted to correct) Case histories 
1. Page 5. The normal ranges of both total protein and albumin should be provided 
though all the normal test results need not be included. Simply “ results of …. were within the normalrange. 
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Discretionary Revisions (which the author can choose to ignore) D- xylose tests are now rarely performed in most developed countries. I would be interested in why the authors use this test as often as they appear to. 
 Accept after minor essential revisions What next?: 
 An article whose findings are important to those with closely related research Level of interest: 
interests 
 Acceptable Quality of written English: 
 No Statistical review: 
Declaration of competing interests: 
none 
Reviewer's report 
 Partially Responsive Celiac Disease Resulting from Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth and Title: 
Lactose Intolerance 
 2  29 February 2004 Version: Date: 
 Peter HR Green Reviewer: 
Reviewer's report: 
General 
The authors have presented 2 case histories demonstrating that a systematic approach to the evaluation of patients with poorly responsive celiac disease results in a high yield of possible therapies. 
D- xylose tests are now rarely performed in most developed countries. I would be interested in why 
the authors use this test as often as they appear to. 
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Major Compulsory Revisions (that the author must respond to before a decision on publication can 
be reached) 
References: # 2 and 5 are the same. Was a different reference proposed for # 5? 
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Minor Essential Revisions (such as missing labels on figures, or the wrong use of a term, which the author can be trusted to correct) Case histories 
1. Page 5. The normal ranges of both total protein and albumin should be provided 
though all the normal test results need not be included. Simply “ results of …. were within the normalrange. 
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Discretionary Revisions (which the author can choose to ignore) D- xylose tests are now rarely performed in most developed countries. I would be interested in why the authors use this test as often as they appear to. 
 Accept after minor essential revisions What next?: 
 An article whose findings are important to those with closely related research Level of interest: 
interests 
 Acceptable Quality of written English: 
 No Statistical review: 
Declaration of competing interests: 
none 
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Reviewer's report 
 Partially Responsive Celiac Disease Resulting from Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth and Title: 
Lactose Intolerance 
 2  29 February 2004 Version: Date: 
 Peter HR Green Reviewer: 
Reviewer's report: 
General 
The authors have presented 2 case histories demonstrating that a systematic approach to the evaluation of patients with poorly responsive celiac disease results in a high yield of possible therapies. 
D- xylose tests are now rarely performed in most developed countries. I would be interested in why 
the authors use this test as often as they appear to. 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Major Compulsory Revisions (that the author must respond to before a decision on publication can 
be reached) 
References: # 2 and 5 are the same. Was a different reference proposed for # 5? 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Minor Essential Revisions (such as missing labels on figures, or the wrong use of a term, which the author can be trusted to correct) Case histories 
1. Page 5. The normal ranges of both total protein and albumin should be provided 
though all the normal test results need not be included. Simply “ results of …. were within the normalrange. 
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Discretionary Revisions (which the author can choose to ignore) D- xylose tests are now rarely performed in most developed countries. I would be interested in why the authors use this test as often as they appear to. 
 Accept after minor essential revisions What next?: 
 An article whose findings are important to those with closely related research Level of interest: 
interests 
 Acceptable Quality of written English: 
 No Statistical review: 
Declaration of competing interests: 
none 
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