Prevalence of Celiac Disease in Healthy Turkish School Children

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Authors

Buket Dalgıç · Gazi University

Sinan Sarı · Gazi University

Bilkay Baştürk · Gazi University

Arzu Ensarı · Ankara University

Ödül Eğritaş Gürkan · Gazi University

Ayşegül Bükülmez · Gazi University

Makbule Eren · Gazi University

Abstract

We estimate that the prevalence of CD is at least 0.47% in healthy Turkish school children. Screening for IgA-tTG plus EMA provided better results for diagnosis when compared with testing for IgA-tTG alone.

Topics & Keywords

Celiac Disease Research and Management Microscopic Colitis Intestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volume 106, Issue 8, pp. 1512-1517

DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2011.183

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