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Screening for coeliac disease in Dutch children with associated diseases
Author(s) -
George EK,
Mearin ML,
Bouquet J,
Blomberg BME,
Stapel SO,
Elburg RM,
Graaf EA,
Cate R Hertzberger,
SuijlekomSmit LWA,
Reeser HM,
Oostdijk W
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1996.tb14251.x
Subject(s) - medicine , coeliac disease , diabetes mellitus , population , pediatrics , disease , gastroenterology , endocrinology , environmental health
Our objective was to assess the frequency of coeliac disease in children with associated disorders in the province of “Zuid‐Holland”, The Netherlands. We therefore screened 115 children with Down's syndrome, 62 children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) and 46 children with diabetes mellitus for CD using the IgA‐ class of antigliadin, antiendomysium and antireticulin antibodies in serum, and a functional sugar absorption test. The antiendomysium antibody test was the screening test that performed the best. Every patient who had at least one positive test underwent a jejunal biopsy for the diagnosis of CD. No association could be demonstrated between CD and diabetes mellitus. The frequency of CD in Down's syndrome was 7.0%, which is much higher than that found from screening the general population. CD was found in one child with JRA (1.5%), who also had Down's syndrome. We recommend screening for CD in all persons with Down's syndrome using at least the antiendomysium antibody test.