High prevalence of undiagnosed coeliae disease in 5280 Italian students screened by antigliadin antibodies

Acta Pædiatrica

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 672-676

  Catassi, C ^a   Rätsch, IM ^a   Fabiani, E ^a   Ricci, S ^a   Bordicchia, F ^b   Pierdomenico, R ^b,c   Giorgi, PL ^a  

^a University Department of Paediatrics ^*  (Italy)

^b Department of Clinical Chemistry ^*  (Italy)

^c Ospedale Pediatrico G Salesi   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antiendomysium antibody; antigliadin antibodies; coeliae disease; epidemiology; screening

Indexed keywords

ENDOMYSIUM ANTIBODY; GLIADIN ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CELIAC DISEASE; HUMAN; ITALY; JEJUNUM BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODIES; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; FEMALE; GLIADIN; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; ITALY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; STUDENTS;

EID: 0029013622     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1995.tb13725.x     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Celiac disease
2. Increasing incidence of childhood coeliac disease in Sweden. Results of a national study
3. Extremely low incidence rates of celiac disease in the Danish population of children
4. Problems and pitfalls in epidemiological studies of coeliac disease
5. IgG, IgA and IgE gliadin antibody determinations as screening test for untreated coeliac disease in children, a multicentre study
6. Coeliac disease in the year 2000: exploring the iceberg
7. Revised criteria for diagnosis of coeliac disease
8. Immunologic and absorptive tests in celiac disease: can they replace intestinal biopsies
9. Selective IgA deficiency and coeliac disease
10. Subclinical coeliac disease
11. Anti‐gliadin antibodies
12. High prevalence of celiac disease in healthy adults revealed by antigliadin antibodies
13. Serological screening suggests that adult coeliac disease is underdiagnosed in the UK and increases the incidence by up to 12%
14. Serum IgA antigliadin antibodies in an adult population sample. High prevalence without celiac disease
15. Rise and fall of coeliac disease 1960‐85
16. Different features of coeliac disease in two neighbouring countries
17. Epidemiology of coeliac disease in Europe and the Mediterranean area
18. Effect of gluten‐free diet on bone mineral content in growing patients with celiac disease
19. Iron deficiency in children with celiac disease
20. Long‐term health risks for unrecognized coeliac patients
21. When is a coeliac