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Down syndrome is associated with elevated risk of celiac disease: a nationwide case-control study. J Pediatr 2013; 163:237-42. [PMID: 23399451 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.12.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2012] [Revised: 11/08/2012] [Accepted: 12/27/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To provide risk estimates for celiac disease (CD) in Down syndrome (DS) compared with the general population. STUDY DESIGN In this nationwide Swedish case-control study, we examined the risk of CD in individuals with DS born between 1973 and 2008. Study participants consisted of 2 populations: 11,749 patients with biopsy-verified CD (villous atrophy [VA], equivalent to Marsh grade III) who were identified through histopathology reports from the 28 pathology departments in Sweden and 53,887 population-based controls matched for sex, age, calendar year of birth, and county of residence. We used prospectively recorded data from Swedish health registers to identify individuals with DS. ORs were calculated using conditional logistic regression. RESULTS Of the 11,749 individuals with CD, 165 had a diagnosis of DS (1.4%) compared with 55/53,887 controls (0.1%). This corresponded to an OR of 6.15 (95% CI = 5.09-7.43) for subsequent CD in individuals with DS compared with the general population. The association between DS and CD was not affected by maternal age at delivery, infant sex, or presence of type 1 diabetes mellitus in the child. CONCLUSIONS We found a sixfold increased risk of CD in individuals with DS. This study adds precision to the previously reported association between DS and CD.
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Díaz de Entresotos Villazán L, de la Rubia Fernández L, López Hoyos M, Ruiz de Alegría C, Sánchez Velasco P, Fernández García P. [Study of celiac disease in the pediatric population of Cantabria (Spain) and first-degree relatives]. GASTROENTEROLOGIA Y HEPATOLOGIA 2008; 31:53-8. [PMID: 18279642 DOI: 10.1157/13116070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmune disease that affects genetically predisposed individuals. The HLA-DQ2 heterodimer is present in nearly 90% of patients while HLA-DQ8 is found in the remaining 10%. AIM To study the characteristics of CD in pediatric patients in Cantabria and their first-degree relatives, with special emphasis on factors related to haplotype, serology, and forms of clinical presentation. PATIENTS AND METHODS Eighty-six patients with CD and 215 first-degree relatives were HLA genotyped. Clinical, laboratory, immunologic, and histological data were obtained from all patients. RESULTS Clinical presentation was classical in 95% of the patients and mono-symptomatic in the remaining 5%. Anti-gliadin antibodies (AGA) and anti-transglutaminase antibodies (ATGA) were positive in 95% of the patients and negative in 5% (all with IgA deficiency). DQ2 was found in 71% of the patients (homozygotes or heterozygotes) and DQ8 was found in 9.5%. No heterodimers of risk were found in 22%. CD was found in six relatives (three were positive for AGA and four were positive for ATGA). Forty-nine percent of the relatives carried the DQ2 heterodimer and 15% the DQ8 heterodimer; no heterodimers of risk were found in 40%. CONCLUSIONS The most prevalent HLA found in patients with CD in the autonomous region of Cantabria was DQ2 (71%). This prevalence is clearly lower than that reported in other Spanish regions. The prevalence of CD among first-degree relatives was similar to that found in other studies performed in Spain (2.8%). Our data support the need for systematic study of the first-degree relatives of patients with CD.
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Katzen-Luchenta J. The declaration of nutrition, health, and intelligence for the child-to-be. Nutr Health 2008; 19:85-102. [PMID: 18309769 DOI: 10.1177/026010600701900212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The Declaration of Nutrition, Health, and Intelligence for the Child-to-be is an urgent cry from the unborn child for a life-span of nutrients for physical and mental wellness. It is a proclamation of paramount importance for everyone involved in child development: parents, health professionals, teachers, government agencies, all producers of food--and children, so they may learn how to feed themselves well. The Declaration of Olympia on Nutrition and Fitness, 1996, came from a group pf nutritional scientists and medical doctors to commemorate the Olympic Games' 100th anniversary. They based it on the health principles of Hippocrates: genetics, the age of the individual, the powers of various foods, and exercise. Following today's vast wealth of nutritional research and expressing it with my teaching experience, I have revitalized the Declaration of Olympia by writing from the heart of the little learner and the hope of the child-to-be. The nutrients implicated in healthy reproduction and lifelong health include B vitamins, particularly B1, B6, folate, B1312 antioxidants, particularly vitamins C and E: minerals such as iron, zinc, magnesium, selenium, iodine, and copper; and essential fatty acids, particularly DHA. These nutrients also lower the risk of neural tube defects: autism, dyslexia, Down's syndrome: childhood cancers, obesity, and defective fetal cell membranes associated with maternal diabetes. Our metabolism is hugely influenced also by activity and by affection. Today's foods are often processed beyond the cells' recognition and can result in neurological and physical morbidity and mortality. A diet of unprocessed free-range animals and seafood: legumes, deep-colored vegetables and fruits: nuts, seeds, and whole grains, germ and bran, reinstates nutritional potency.
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Rostom A, Murray JA, Kagnoff MF. American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute technical review on the diagnosis and management of celiac disease. Gastroenterology 2006; 131:1981-2002. [PMID: 17087937 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2006.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 454] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Alaa Rostom
- Division of Gastroenterology, Foothills Medical Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Cataldo F, Scola L, Piccione M, Giuffrè M, Crivello A, Forte GI, Lio D, Corsello G. Evaluation of cytokine polymorphisms (TNFalpha, IFNgamma and IL-10) in Down patients with coeliac disease. Dig Liver Dis 2005; 37:923-7. [PMID: 16182624 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2005.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2005] [Revised: 07/06/2005] [Accepted: 08/17/2005] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND In Down syndrome there is an increased prevalence of coeliac disease, but the reasons for this association are yet unknown. AIMS To evaluate a possible correlation between TNFalpha, IFNgamma and IL-10 genotype polymorphisms with the susceptibility to coeliac disease in Down syndrome patients. METHODS Single nucleotide polymorphisms of TNFalpha (-308G-->A promoter region), IFNgamma (+874T-->A promoter region) and IL-10 (-1082G-->A promoter region) have been studied in 10 Down patients with coeliac disease, in 40 Down patients without coeliac disease and in 220 healthy controls. Clinical features were also studied in coeliac disease-Down syndrome patients. RESULTS The 10 coeliac disease-Down syndrome patients had a biopsy proven coeliac disease afterward a serological testing positive to antigliadin, antiendomysium and antitransglutaminase antibodies. Intestinal biopsy showed total atrophy in 6/10 and partial villous atrophy in 4/10 of them. All coeliac disease-Down syndrome patients had silent forms of coeliac disease and classical trisomy 21. No significant differences were observed for the IFNgamma and IL-10 polymorphisms in the studied groups. A significant trend for increase of TNFalpha -308A positive frequency was observed in coeliac disease-Down syndrome patients compared to healthy controls (p=0.043). CONCLUSIONS Single nucleotide polymorphisms of IFNgamma and IL-10 do not play a role in predisposing Down syndrome patients to coeliac disease, while the TNFalpha -308 allele could be an additional genetic risk factor for coeliac disease in trisomy 21.
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- F Cataldo
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Palermo, Italy.
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Although coeliac disease (CD) can present at any age, including the elderly, typical cases often manifest in early childhood. The clinical spectrum in children is wide and includes: (1) typical cases presenting early in life with signs of intestinal malabsorption (chronic diarrhea, weight loss, abdominal distention, etc); (2) atypical cases showing milder, often extra-intestinal, symptoms; (3) silent cases that are occasionally discovered because of serological screening; (4) potential/latent cases showing isolated positivity of coeliac serology at first testing and eventually the typical intestinal damage later in life. Many CD-associated problems, which were originally described mostly in adults, can indeed be observed in children or adolescents, e.g. reduced bone mineral density, neurological problems and associated autoimmune disorders. It is instrumental that both primary pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists have a high degree of awareness and embrace a 'liberal' use of serological CD tests in order to identify these cases in a timely fashion to prevent serious complications secondary to untreated CD.
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- Alessio Fasano
- School of Medicine, Mucosal Biology Research Center and Center for Celiac Research, University of Maryland, 22 S. Pine St HSFII Building, Room 345, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
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Celiac disease (CD) is an immune-mediated enteropathy triggered by the ingestion of gluten-containing grains (including wheat, rye, and barley) in genetically susceptible individuals. CD is associated with HLA molecules DQ2 (90%-95%) and DQ8 (5%-10%), and in the continued presence of gluten the disease is self-perpetuating. CD is one of the most common lifelong disorders worldwide and is characterized by a variety of clinical presentations. These include the typical malabsorption syndrome (classic symptoms) and a spectrum of symptoms potentially affecting any organ or body system (nonclassic symptoms). Because CD often is atypical or even clinically silent, many cases go undiagnosed and are exposed to the risk of long-term complications. There is growing interest in the social aspects of CD because the burden of illness related to this condition is doubtless higher than previously thought.
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- Alessio Fasano
- Mucosal Biology Research Center and Center for Celiac Research, University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA.
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Hansson T, Dahlbom I, Rogberg S, Nyberg BI, Dahlström J, Annerén G, Klareskog L, Dannaeus A. Antitissue transglutaminase and antithyroid autoantibodies in children with Down syndrome and celiac disease. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2005; 40:170-4; discussion 125-7. [PMID: 15699691 DOI: 10.1097/00005176-200502000-00016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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OBJECTIVES We measured circulating autoantibodies and evaluated the potential of circulating antitissue transglutaminase (tTG) antibodies to determine the presence of celiac disease (CD) in children with Down syndrome. METHODS An ELISA based on recombinant human tTG was used to measure the levels of immunoglobulin A and immunoglobulin G antibodies in serum samples from 72 children with Down syndrome, 52 children with biopsy-verified CD, 21 disease controls with a normal small intestinal mucosa and 23 healthy controls. Of the 72 Down syndrome children, 11 under-went a small intestinal biopsy. RESULTS Four of 72 children with Down syndrome were diagnosed as having CD and three of them had serum levels of immunoglobulin A tTG antibodies greater than 6 U/mL (668, 147 and 7 U/mL). One Down syndrome child with biopsyproven CD had normal levels of immunoglobulin A tTG. Two Down syndrome children had increased levels of immunoglobulin A tTG (13 and 7 U/mL) but none of these children had an intestinal biopsy performed. Of the 52 CD subjects (median 664 U/mL) one was negative for immunoglobulin A tTG (5 U/mL) and all healthy controls (median 1.2 U/mL) and disease controls (median 0.9 U/mL) had immunoglobulin A tTG antibody levels less than 6 U/mL. Two of four Down syndrome children with CD and 36 of 52 celiac children had increased serum levels of immunoglobulin G tTG antibodies. There was no correlation between the serum levels of tTG and antithyroid autoantibodies. CONCLUSIONS Although the diagnosis of CD depends on histologic evaluation of intestinal biopsies, detection of anti-tTG antibodies provides a useful complementary diagnostic method for CD in children with Down syndrome.
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- Tony Hansson
- Department of Rheumatology, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Cogulu O, Ozkinay F, Gunduz C, Cankaya T, Aydogdu S, Ozgenc F, Kutukculer N, Ozkinay C. Celiac disease in children with Down syndrome: importance of follow-up and serologic screening. Pediatr Int 2003; 45:395-9. [PMID: 12911473 DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-200x.2003.01755.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Celiac disease, also known as gluten-sensitive enteropathy, is a chronic inflammation disease of the small intestinal mucosa. Detection of Ig-A antigliadin antibodies (AGA) and antiendomysial antibodies (EMA) in serum is important in the diagnosis and screening for celiac disease. Antiendomysial antibodies have greater sensitivity compared to antigliadin antibodies. It has been reported that the prevalence of celiac disease is higher in children with Down syndrome than the other autoimmune conditions. The aim of the present study was to investigate the incidence of celiac disease in children with Down syndrome, to assess the availability of Ig-A AGA and EMA for serologic screening, and to highlight the importance of follow-up for children with Down syndrome. METHODS Forty-seven children with Down syndrome without known celiac disease were tested for total blood count, thyroid function tests, immunoglobulin values, Ig-A AGA and EMA. Duodenal biopsy was performed on eight patients who showed at least one serologically positive marker. RESULTS The ages of the children with Down syndrome ranged from 2 to 18 years (30 boys/17 girls). The mean age was 6.55 +/- 3.88. Total blood count and immunoglobulin values were normal. Eleven of the 47 patients (23.40%) were found to be serologically positive, 10 (21.28%) having antigliadin antibody concentrations above normal; and six (12.77%) being positive for antiendomysial antibody. In five patients (10.64%), both Ig-A AGA and EMA concentrations were high and positive. Duodenal biopsies of three of eight cases (37.50%) revealed villous atrophy, lymphocyte infiltration and crypt hyperplasia. Three cases with abnormal biopsy results (100%) were below the 10th percentile for weight and height. Hypo-thyroidism was detected in one of 11 cases where at least one serologic marker was positive. CONCLUSION Children with Down syndrome should be carefully examined in their follow up, and celiac disease should be considered in cases with growth retardation. Ig-A antigliadin antibodies and EMA are non-invasive, cheap and readily available serologic screening tests for celiac disease, and the positivity of both markers gives the most reliable result.
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- Ozgur Cogulu
- Departments of Pediatrics and Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
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Agardh D, Nilsson A, Carlsson A, Kockum I, Lernmark A, Ivarsson SA. Tissue transglutaminase autoantibodies and human leucocyte antigen in Down's syndrome patients with coeliac disease. Acta Paediatr 2002. [PMID: 11883815 DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2002.tb01636.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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UNLABELLED The association between autoantibodies against tissue transglutaminase (tTG) and human leucocyte antigen (HLA)-DQB1 alleles was tested in Down's syndrome (DS) patients with and without coeliac disease (CD). Immunoglobulin A (IgA) and G (IgG) anti-tTG were measured in radioligand binding assays and compared with conventionally analysed IgA antibodies against gliadin (AGA) and IgA autoantibodies against endomysium (EMA) in 48 DS patients. HLA-DQB1 typing was carried out by polymerase chain reaction and hybridization with allele-specific probes in 41/48 patients. Both IgA-tTG and IgG-tTG, as well as EMA, were detected in 7/48 and AGA in 15/48 patients. Intestinal biopsy showed histopathological changes consistent with CD in 9/16 patients. HLA-DQB1 typing, available for 8/9 patients with and for 33/39 without CD, demonstrated that 5/8 with CD had DQB1*02 compared with 7/33 of those without (p = 0.0345). In patients with anti-tTG, 5/6 had the DQB1*02 allele compared with 7/35 of those without (p = 0.0053). CONCLUSIONS Anti-tTG are HLA-DQB1*02-associated autoantibodies which together could be useful screening tests for silent CD in DS patients. In patients with gastrointestinal symptoms or clinical signs of malabsorption, anti-tTG should be combined with AGA to detect other forms of enteropathies and CD.
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- D Agardh
- Department of Paediatrics, Malmö University Hospital, Sweden.
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Bonamico M, Mariani P, Danesi HM, Crisogianni M, Failla P, Gemme G, Quartino AR, Giannotti A, Castro M, Balli F, Lecora M, Andria G, Guariso G, Gabrielli O, Catassi C, Lazzari R, Balocco NA, De Virgiliis S, Culasso F, Romano C. Prevalence and clinical picture of celiac disease in italian down syndrome patients: a multicenter study. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2001; 33:139-43. [PMID: 11568513 DOI: 10.1097/00005176-200108000-00008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND A multicenter research study of Down syndrome patients was carried out to estimate the prevalence of celiac disease in patients with Down syndrome and to show clinical characteristics and laboratory data of Down syndrome patients. METHODS The authors studied 1,202 Down syndrome patients. Fifty-five celiac disease patients (group 1) were compared with 55 immunoglobulin A antigliadin-positive antiendomysium antibodies-negative patients (group 2) and with 57 immunoglobulin A antigliadin-negative antiendomysium antibodies-negative patients (group 3). RESULTS Celiac disease was diagnosed in 55 of 1,202 Down syndrome patients (4.6%). In group 1, weight and height percentiles were shifted to the left, whereas these parameters were normally distributed in groups 2 and 3. In celiac patients, diarrhea, vomiting, failure to thrive, anorexia, constipation, and abdominal distension were higher than in the other two groups. Low levels of hemoglobinemia, serum iron, and calcium were observed more frequently in group 1. The diagnosis of celiac disease was made after a mean period of 3.8 years from the initiation of symptoms. Sixty-nine percent of patients showed a classic presentation, 11% had atypical symptoms, and 20% had silent celiac disease. Autoimmune disorders were more frequent (30.9%) in group 1 than in the other two groups examined (15%; P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS This study reconfirms a high prevalence of celiac disease in Down syndrome. However, the diagnostic delay, the detection of atypical symptoms or silent form in one third of the cases, and the increased incidence of autoimmune disorders suggest the need for the screening of celiac disease in all Down syndrome patients.
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- M Bonamico
- Department of Paediatrics, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
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Celiac disease is more prevalent than it was previously thought to be, and screening of selected population groups may reveal many new cases. Tissue transglutaminase appears to have a significant role in the degradation of gliadin and antigen production. Specific gliadin epitopes have been defined using T-cell responses. Bone disease is a significant problem for patients with celiac disease but management guidelines are being developed. Refractory sprue (nonresponsive celiac disease) appears to be a manifestation of enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma in most cases.
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- Jason S.R. Jennings
- Academic Unit of General Surgery, Medicine, and Anesthesia, St. James' University Hospital, Leeds, UK
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Book L, Hart A, Black J, Feolo M, Zone JJ, Neuhausen SL. Prevalence and clinical characteristics of celiac disease in Downs syndrome in a U.S. study. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2000. [DOI: 10.1002/1096-8628(20010101)98:1<70::aid-ajmg1002>3.0.co;2-g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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