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- Grodzinsky, Ewa, 1958-, et al.
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IgA endomysium antibodies : an early predictor for celiac disease in children without villous atrophy
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Ingår i: Acta Paediatrica. - : Wiley. - 0803-5253 .- 1651-2227. ; 97:7, s. 972-976
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Aim: To evaluate possible differences between children with anti-endomysium antibodies (EMA) positivity and normal small bowel mucosa and children with positive EMA and an enteropathy diagnosed as celiac disease (CD).Methods: Children with suspected CD and positive EMA (≥1/10) undergoing small bowel biopsy during 1996 to 2002, were investigated (n = 133). Data registered were: year and month of birth, timing of the first biopsy, sex, heredity for CD, dermatitis herpetiformis and diabetes mellitus and outcome of the anti-gliadin antibody test (AGA). The case group, with EMA positivity and normal histology (n = 39; 59% female, mean age at the first biopsy 7.3 years, range 1.4–16), was compared with the disease control group, with positive EMA and a biopsy suggestive and further on diagnosed as CD (n = 94; 56% female; mean age 7.6 years at the first biopsy, range 0.70–17).Results: AGA positivity and heredity for CD were found to predict the outcome of a pathological jejunal mucosa. Nineteen of the 39 children in the case group were rebiopsied of whom 11 had developed an enteropathy during a follow-up period of 2–7 years (median 4.5 years).Conclusions: EMA positivity in the absence of small bowel enteropathy could be a very early predictor for later overt CD, and necessitates further follow-up, especially if the child is AGA positive and there is a family history of CD.
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- Högberg, Lotta, et al.
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Better dietary compliance in patients with coeliac disease diagnosed in early childhood
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0036-5521 .- 1502-7708. ; 38:7, s. 751-754
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: In coeliac disease (CD) there is a permanent gluten intolerance requiring life-long adherence to a strict gluten-free diet (GFD). An inadequate diet increases the risk for long-term complications. Coeliac patients often have great difficulty in maintaining a strictly GFD. We aimed to study whether young adults with CD diagnosed before the age of 4 years have a better dietary compliance than patients diagnosed later in life.Method: Twenty-nine adults with CD diagnosed in childhood were studied. They had had CD for 17-24 (mean 20) years. Their compliance to GFD was assessed using a questionnaire and serological markers (IgA and IgG anti-endomysium antibodies and IgA anti-tissue transglutaminase antibodies).Results: At least 80% of the coeliac patients who had been diagnosed before the age of 4 years complied with the GFD compared to 36% of the CD patients older than 4 years at diagnosis ( P r < r 0.05).Conclusion: This is the first study to show that patients with CD diagnosed before 4 years of age keep to a GFD significantly better than patients diagnosed after 4 years. It is thus important to diagnose childhood CD as early as possible in order to minimize the risk for reduced well-being and other potentially serious complications in coeliac individuals on an inadequate diet.
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