Prevalence of Celiac Disease among Children in Finland

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Authors

Markku Mäki · Tampere University Hospital

K. Mustalahti · Oulu University Hospital

Jorma Kokkonen · Oulu University Hospital

Petri Kulmala · Oulu University Hospital

Mila Haapalahti · Oulu University Hospital

Tuomo J. Karttunen · Oulu University Hospital

Jorma Ilonen ·

Abstract

The presence of serum tissue transglutaminase and endomysial autoantibodies is predictive of small-bowel abnormalities indicative of celiac disease. There is a good correlation between autoantibody positivity and specific HLA haplotypes. We estimate that the prevalence of celiac disease among Finnish schoolchildren is at least 1 case in 99 children.

Topics & Keywords

Celiac Disease Research and Management Microscopic Colitis Eosinophilic Esophagitis

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 348, Issue 25, pp. 2517-2524

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa021687

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