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Santonicola A, Wieser H, Gizzi C, Soldaini C, Ciacci C. Associations between Celiac Disease, Extra-Gastrointestinal Manifestations, and Gluten-Free Diet: A Narrative Overview. Nutrients 2024; 16:1814. [PMID: 38931169 PMCID: PMC11206979 DOI: 10.3390/nu16121814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2024] [Revised: 06/04/2024] [Accepted: 06/06/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
Abstract
Millions of children and adults worldwide suffer from undiagnosed and untreated celiac disease (CeD). The clinical picture of CeD is highly heterogeneous and comprises manifestations that can affect almost the whole body. This narrative overview is aimed at characterizing diseases and complaints that are associated with unrecognized CeD and that frequently involve sites other than the gastrointestinal (G.I.) tract, i.e., dental, otorhinolaryngological, and ocular complications; skin and hair abnormalities; afflictions of the bones, joints, and muscles; cardiovascular affectations; kidney diseases; neuro-psychiatric disorders; and gynecological-obstetrical manifestations. The association between CeD and extra-GI manifestations is frequently overlooked, which leads to a delay in diagnosis. Most CeD-mediated disorders can be treated with a strict gluten-free diet (GFD), but some of them are irreversible unless CeD is diagnosed in time. Some manifestations can be classified as risk factors for CeD, and CeD screening tests for affected patients should be selectively considered. Apart from gastroenterologists, specialists in other medical disciplines can play an important role in identifying people with unrecognized CeD and may help prevent its progress and long-term complications. Further comprehensive investigations are necessary to clarify the pathogenesis of extra-GI manifestations and the effect of a GFD.
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- Antonella Santonicola
- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, 84131 Salerno, Italy; (A.S.); (C.G.); (C.S.)
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- Hamburg School of Food Science, Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Hamburg, 20146 Hamburg, Germany;
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, 84131 Salerno, Italy; (A.S.); (C.G.); (C.S.)
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, 84131 Salerno, Italy; (A.S.); (C.G.); (C.S.)
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, 84131 Salerno, Italy; (A.S.); (C.G.); (C.S.)
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Zingone F, Bai JC, Cellier C, Ludvigsson JF. Celiac Disease-Related Conditions: Who to Test? Gastroenterology 2024; 167:64-78. [PMID: 38460606 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2024.02.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2023] [Revised: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/11/2024]
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Celiac disease (CeD) is a chronic immune-mediated condition triggered by gluten consumption in genetically predisposed individuals. Approximately 1% of the general population is affected by the disorder. Disease presentation is heterogeneous and, despite growing awareness among physicians and the public, it continues to be underestimated. The most effective strategy for identifying undiagnosed CeD is proactive case finding through serologic testing in high-risk groups. We reviewed the most recent evidence on the association between CeD and more than 20 conditions. In light of this review, CeD screening is recommended in individuals with (1) autoimmune disease and accompanying symptoms suggestive of CeD; (2) diseases that may mimic CeD (eg, irritable bowel syndrome [IBS], inflammatory bowel disease [IBD], and microscopic colitis); and (3) among patients with conditions with a high CeD prevalence: first-degree relatives, idiopathic pancreatitis, unexplained liver enzyme abnormalities, autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliary cholangitis, hyposplenism or functional asplenia with severe bacterial infection, type 1 diabetes mellitus, Hashimoto's thyroiditis and Graves' disease, Sjögren's syndrome, dermatitis herpetiformis, recurrent aphthous syndrome and enamel defects, unexplained ataxia, peripheral neuropathy, delayed menarche or premature menopause, Down syndrome, Turner syndrome, Williams syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, IgA nephropathy, and IgA deficiency. CeD serology should be the initial step in the screening process. However, for patients with any of the aforementioned disorders who are undergoing upper endoscopy, biopsies should be performed to rule out CeD.
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- Fabiana Zingone
- Department of Surgery, Oncology, and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy; Gastroenterology Unit, Azienda Ospedale-Università Padova, Padua, Italy.
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- Small Bowel Section, Dr C. Bonorino Udaondo Gastroenterology Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Research Institutes, Universidad del Salvador, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Paris Cité University, European Georges Pompidou Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Pediatrics, Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden; Division of Digestive and Liver Disease, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
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Adams DW, Moleski S, Jossen J, Tye-Din JA. Clinical Presentation and Spectrum of Gluten Symptomatology in Celiac Disease. Gastroenterology 2024; 167:51-63. [PMID: 38636679 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2024.01.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2023] [Revised: 12/31/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
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Views on the clinical presentation and symptomatology of celiac disease have evolved alongside advances in disease detection and understanding of disease pathogenesis. Although historically regarded as a pediatric illness characterized by malabsorption, it is now better viewed as an immune illness of gluten-specific T cells with systemic manifestations affecting all ages. Its broad presentation, including frequent extraintestinal manifestations and asymptomatic disease, contributes to suboptimal disease detection. Adverse symptoms greatly impact patient quality of life and can result from chronic gluten exposure in untreated disease or those poorly responsive to the gluten-free diet. They can also present as acute symptoms after episodic gluten exposure. Functional gastrointestinal disease is a common comorbidity. Biomarkers like interleukin-2 that are highly sensitive and specific for celiac disease highlight a role for gluten-specific T cells in acute gluten symptomatology. A mechanistic understanding of symptoms will inform approaches to better measure and treat them effectively.
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- Dawn W Adams
- Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, The Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University, New York, New York
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- Immunology Division, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Gastroenterology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Gutiérrez-Rios L, Calafat M, Pascual I, Roig C, Teniente-Serra A, Vergés L, González-Muñoza C, Vayreda E, Vázquez D, Gordillo J, Mañosa M, Ramírez C, Garcia-Planella E, Planella M, Domènech E. The Usefulness of Intraepithelial Lymphocyte Immunophenotype Testing for the Diagnosis of Coeliac Disease in Clinical Practice. Nutrients 2024; 16:1633. [PMID: 38892566 PMCID: PMC11174955 DOI: 10.3390/nu16111633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2024] [Revised: 05/22/2024] [Accepted: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The diagnosis of coeliac disease (CD) in adults is based on clinical, serological and histological criteria. The inappropriate performance of intestinal biopsies, non-specificity of mild histological lesions and initiation of a gluten-free diet (GFD) before biopsy may hamper the diagnosis. In these situations, determining the intraepithelial lymphogram of the duodenum by flow cytometry (IEL-FC) can be helpful. OBJECTIVES To describe the clinical scenarios in which the IEL-FC is used and its impact on the diagnosis of CD. METHODS All adult patients with suspected CD at three tertiary centres for whom the duodenal histology and IEL-FC were available were identified. Catassi and Fasano's diagnostic criteria and changes to a CD diagnosis after the IEL-FCs were collected. RESULTS A total of 348 patients were included. The following indications for an IEL-FC formed part of the initial study for CD (38%): negative conventional work-up (32%), already on a GFD before duodenal biopsies (29%) and refractoriness to a GFD (2%). The IEL-FC facilitated a definitive diagnosis in 93% of patients with an uncertain diagnosis who had had a conventional work-up for CD or who were on a GFD before histology. CONCLUSIONS The IEL-FC facilitates the confirmation or rejection of a diagnosis of CD in clinical scenarios in which a conventional work-up may be insufficient.
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- Laura Gutiérrez-Rios
- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, 08029 Badalona, Spain; (L.G.-R.); (E.V.); (M.M.); (E.D.)
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, 08029 Badalona, Spain; (L.G.-R.); (E.V.); (M.M.); (E.D.)
- Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, 25198 Lleida, Spain; (I.P.); (L.V.); (D.V.); (C.R.); (M.P.)
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, 08041 Barcelona, Spain; (C.R.); (C.G.-M.); (E.G.-P.)
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- Immunology Department, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, 08029 Badalona, Spain;
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, 25198 Lleida, Spain; (I.P.); (L.V.); (D.V.); (C.R.); (M.P.)
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, 08041 Barcelona, Spain; (C.R.); (C.G.-M.); (E.G.-P.)
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, 08029 Badalona, Spain; (L.G.-R.); (E.V.); (M.M.); (E.D.)
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, 25198 Lleida, Spain; (I.P.); (L.V.); (D.V.); (C.R.); (M.P.)
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, 08041 Barcelona, Spain; (C.R.); (C.G.-M.); (E.G.-P.)
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, 08029 Badalona, Spain; (L.G.-R.); (E.V.); (M.M.); (E.D.)
- Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, 25198 Lleida, Spain; (I.P.); (L.V.); (D.V.); (C.R.); (M.P.)
- Digestive Diseases Research Group (DdRG)-IRBLleida, 25198 Lleida, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, 08041 Barcelona, Spain; (C.R.); (C.G.-M.); (E.G.-P.)
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, 25198 Lleida, Spain; (I.P.); (L.V.); (D.V.); (C.R.); (M.P.)
- Digestive Diseases Research Group (DdRG)-IRBLleida, 25198 Lleida, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, 08029 Badalona, Spain; (L.G.-R.); (E.V.); (M.M.); (E.D.)
- Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Medicine School, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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Boström M, Brundin C, Björck S, Agardh D. Longitudinal screening of HLA-risk and HLA-nonrisk children for celiac disease to age 15 years: CiPiS study. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2024; 78:1143-1148. [PMID: 38477348 DOI: 10.1002/jpn3.12181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 02/23/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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OBJECTIVES Autoantibodies against tissue transglutaminase (tTG) are serological markers of celiac disease. The aim was to study the applicability of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-genotyping and tTG autoantibodies in the screening of celiac disease in a longitudinal birth cohort followed to age 15 years. METHODS Included were 13,860 HLA-DQ-genotyped children at birth and previously invited to a screening at age 3 and 9 years, respectively. HLA-DQB1*02 and/or DQB1*03:02 (HLA-risk) children were compared with non-HLA-DQB1*02 and non-DQB1*03:02 (HLA-nonrisk) children. The present study reinvited 12,948/13,860 (93.4%) children at age 15 years of whom 1056/2374 (44.5%) participated in screening at both age 3 and 9 years. Both immunoglobulin A (IgA) and G (IgG) autoantibodies against tTG were analyzed separately in radiobinding assays. Persistently tTG autoantibody-positive children were examined with intestinal biopsy to confirm the diagnosis of celiac disease. RESULTS At age 3 years, celiac disease was diagnosed in 56/1635 (3.4%) HLA-risk children compared with 0/1824 HLA-nonrisk children (p < 0.001). By age 9 years, celiac disease was diagnosed in 72/1910 (3.8%) HLA-risk children compared with 0/2167 HLA-nonrisk children (p < 0.001). Screening at age 15 years detected 14/1071 (1.3%) HLA-risk children positive for IgA-tTG and/or IgG-tTG of whom 12/1071 (1.1%) remained persistently positive. Among those, 10/1071 (0.9%, 95% confidence interval: 0.4%-1.7%) HLA-risk children were diagnosed with celiac disease compared with 0/1303 HLA-nonrisk children (p < 0.001) and 5/491 (1.0%) were negative in screenings at both 3 and 9 years of age. CONCLUSIONS Screening for celiac disease needs to be performed at multiple timepoints to detect all cases but can be restricted to children at HLA-risk.
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- Michaela Boström
- Celiac Disease and Diabetes Unit, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Celiac Disease and Diabetes Unit, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Celiac Disease and Diabetes Unit, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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García-Hoz C, Crespo L, Pariente R, De Andrés A, Rodríguez-Ramos R, Roy G. Intraepithelial Lymphogram in the Diagnosis of Celiac Disease in Adult Patients: A Validation Cohort. Nutrients 2024; 16:1117. [PMID: 38674808 PMCID: PMC11054949 DOI: 10.3390/nu16081117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2024] [Revised: 04/05/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Celiac disease is a gluten-related pathology, highly prevalent and heterogeneous in its clinical presentation, which leads to delays in diagnosis and misdiagnosis. The analysis of duodenal intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs) by flow cytometry (lymphogram) is emerging as a discriminative tool in the diagnosis of various forms of celiac disease (CD). AIMS The aim of this study was to validate IEL lymphogram performance in the largest adult series to our knowledge, in support of its use as a diagnostic tool and as a biomarker of the dynamic celiac process. METHODS This was a retrospective study including 768 adult patients (217 with active CD, 195 on a gluten-free diet, 15 potential CD patients, and 411 non-celiac controls). The IEL subset cut-off values were established to calculate the diagnostic accuracy of the lymphogram. RESULTS A complete celiac lymphogram profile (≥14% increase in T cell receptor [TCR]γδ IELs and simultaneous ≤4% decrease in surface-negative CD3 [sCD3-] IELs) was strongly associated with active and potential forms in over 80% of the confirmed patients with CD, whereas the remaining patients with CD had partial lymphogram profiles (≥14% increase in TCRγδ or ≤4% decrease in sCD3- IELs), with lower diagnostic certainty. None of these patients had a non-celiac lymphogram. Quantifying the TCRγδ versus sCD3- imbalance as a ratio (≥5) is a discriminative index to discard or suspect CD at diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS We have validated the IEL lymphogram's diagnostic efficiency (79% sensitivity, 98% specificity), with an LR+ accuracy of 36.2. As expected, the increase in TCRγδ IELs is a reliable marker for celiac enteropathy, while changes in sCD3- IEL levels throughout the dynamic CD process are useful biomarkers of mucosal lesions.
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- Carlota García-Hoz
- Department of Immunology, University Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria, 28034 Madrid, Spain; (R.P.); (A.D.A.); (R.R.-R.); (G.R.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria, 28034 Madrid, Spain;
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- Department of Immunology, University Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria, 28034 Madrid, Spain; (R.P.); (A.D.A.); (R.R.-R.); (G.R.)
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- Department of Immunology, University Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria, 28034 Madrid, Spain; (R.P.); (A.D.A.); (R.R.-R.); (G.R.)
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- Department of Immunology, University Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria, 28034 Madrid, Spain; (R.P.); (A.D.A.); (R.R.-R.); (G.R.)
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- Department of Immunology, University Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria, 28034 Madrid, Spain; (R.P.); (A.D.A.); (R.R.-R.); (G.R.)
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Yuan S, Jiang F, Chen J, Lebwohl B, Green PHR, Leffler D, Larsson SC, Li X, Ludvigsson JF. Phenome-wide Mendelian randomization analysis reveals multiple health comorbidities of coeliac disease. EBioMedicine 2024; 101:105033. [PMID: 38382313 PMCID: PMC10900254 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.105033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Revised: 01/28/2024] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Coeliac disease (CeD) has been associated with a broad range of diseases in observational data; however, whether these associations are causal remains undetermined. We conducted a phenome-wide Mendelian randomization analysis (MR-PheWAS) to investigate the comorbidities of CeD. METHODS Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with CeD at the genome-wide significance threshold and without linkage disequilibrium (R2 <0.001) were selected from a genome-wide association study including 12,041 CeD cases as the instrumental variables. We first constructed a polygenic risk score for CeD and estimated its associations with 1060 unique clinical outcomes in the UK Biobank study (N = 385,917). We then used two-sample MR analysis to replicate the identified associations using data from the FinnGen study (N = 377,277). We performed a secondary analysis using a genetic instrument without extended MHC gene SNPs. FINDINGS Genetic liability to CeD was associated with 68 clinical outcomes in the UK Biobank, and 38 of the associations were replicated in the FinnGen study. Genetic liability to CeD was associated with a higher risk of several autoimmune diseases (type 1 diabetes and its complications, Graves' disease, Sjögren syndrome, chronic hepatitis, systemic and cutaneous lupus erythematosus, and sarcoidosis), non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and osteoporosis and a lower risk of prostate diseases. The associations for type 1 diabetes and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma attenuated when excluding SNPs in the MHC region, indicating shared genetic aetiology. INTERPRETATION This study uncovers multiple clinical outcomes associated with genetic liability to CeD, which suggests the necessity of comorbidity monitoring among this population. FUNDING This project was funded by Karolinska Institutet and the Swedish Research Council.
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- Shuai Yuan
- School of Public Health and the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China; Unit of Cardiovascular and Nutritional Epidemiology, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- School of Public Health and the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Public Health and the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Medicine, Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Departments of Medicine and Surgical Pathology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
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- The Celiac Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, USA
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- Unit of Cardiovascular and Nutritional Epidemiology, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Unit of Medical Epidemiology, Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- School of Public Health and the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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- Department of Medicine, Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Pediatrics, Orebro University Hospital, Orebro, Sweden.
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Bierła JB, Szaflarska-Popławska A, Grzybowska-Chlebowczyk U, Oralewska B, Cyba M, Oracz G, Konopka E, Cukrowska B, Syczewska M, Kołodziejczyk H, Rižnik P, Dolinšek J. Diagnosis, Clinical Presentation and Management of Celiac Disease in Children and Adolescents in Poland. J Clin Med 2024; 13:765. [PMID: 38337459 PMCID: PMC10856589 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13030765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2023] [Revised: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
Abstract
Celiac disease (CD) is a chronic immune-mediated disorder triggered by the ingestion of gluten in genetically predisposed individuals, affecting about 1% of the general population in the developed world. In 2012, the European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) recommendations for CD diagnoses in children and adolescents were introduced, allowing the "no-biopsy" approach if certain criteria were met. This approach was also confirmed in the revised guidelines published in 2020. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess-over a one-year period-the clinical presentations and current status of the management of children and adolescents diagnosed with CD in Poland. Medical records of children and adolescents, newly diagnosed with CD in 2022/2023 in three medical centers in Poland, were involved. Gastroenterologists completed the specific anonymous web-based forms developed in the CD SKILLS project, including data routinely assessed at individual visits about the diagnostic approach and clinical presentation of the disease. Our study assessed 100 patients (56% girls) with an age range 1.6-18.0 years. We found that 98% of patients were serologically tested prior to a CD diagnosis and 58% of patients were diagnosed using the "no-biopsy" approach. In the analyzed group, 40% belonged to a known risk group, only 22% had annual screening before the CD diagnosis (the longest for 9 years), and 19% showed no symptoms at the time of the CD diagnosis. Our research confirmed the applicability of the "no-biopsy" approach for the diagnosis of CD in children and adolescents in Poland, and also showed changes in the clinical picture of CD. Moreover, we highlight the need to introduce broad CD serological screening in risk groups of the Polish population.
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- Joanna B. Bierła
- Department of Pathomorphology, The Children’s Memorial Health Institute, Aleja Dzieci Polskich 20, 04-730 Warszawa, Poland; (E.K.); (B.C.)
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- Department of Paediatric Endoscopy and Gastrointestinal Function Testing, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Bydgoszcz, 87-100 Toruń, Poland;
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, 40-055 Katowice, Poland;
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Nutritional Disorders and Pediatrics, The Children’s Memorial Health Institute, Aleja Dzieci Polskich 20, 04-730 Warsaw, Poland; (B.O.); (M.C.); (G.O.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Nutritional Disorders and Pediatrics, The Children’s Memorial Health Institute, Aleja Dzieci Polskich 20, 04-730 Warsaw, Poland; (B.O.); (M.C.); (G.O.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Nutritional Disorders and Pediatrics, The Children’s Memorial Health Institute, Aleja Dzieci Polskich 20, 04-730 Warsaw, Poland; (B.O.); (M.C.); (G.O.)
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- Department of Pathomorphology, The Children’s Memorial Health Institute, Aleja Dzieci Polskich 20, 04-730 Warszawa, Poland; (E.K.); (B.C.)
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- Department of Pathomorphology, The Children’s Memorial Health Institute, Aleja Dzieci Polskich 20, 04-730 Warszawa, Poland; (E.K.); (B.C.)
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- Department of Paediatric Rehabilitation, The Children’s Memorial Health Institute, Aleja Dzieci Polskich 20, 04-730 Warszawa, Poland;
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- Laboratory of Anthropology, The Children’s Memorial Health Institute, Aleja Dzieci Polskich 20, 04-730 Warszawa, Poland;
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- Hepatology and Nutrition Unit, Gastroenterology, Paediatric Department, University Medical Centre Maribor, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia; (P.R.); (J.D.)
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- Hepatology and Nutrition Unit, Gastroenterology, Paediatric Department, University Medical Centre Maribor, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia; (P.R.); (J.D.)
- Paediatric Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Maribor, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
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Jorgensen R, Gao H, Chandra S, Sundar V, Loy J, Van Antwerp C, Ng PKW, Gangur V. Chronic application of alcohol-soluble gluten extract over undamaged skin causes clinical sensitization for life-threatening anaphylaxis via activation of systemic Th2 immune responses in mice. FRONTIERS IN ALLERGY 2023; 4:1214051. [PMID: 37841051 PMCID: PMC10570422 DOI: 10.3389/falgy.2023.1214051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023] Open
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Introduction Gluten allergy is a major public health problem that is growing at an alarming rate. Specific mechanisms underlying sensitization to gluten remain incompletely understood. Currently, it is unclear whether chronic exposure to alcohol-soluble gluten extract via undamaged skin has the capacity to clinically sensitize mice for life-threatening anaphylaxis. Using an adjuvant-free mouse model, here we tested the hypothesis that chronic application of alcohol-soluble durum gluten (ASDG) extract will clinically sensitize mice for life-threatening anaphylaxis. Methods This study was conducted in a gluten-free Balb/c mouse colony that was established and maintained on a plant protein-free diet. Groups of adult female mice were exposed dermally to ASDG extract or vehicle once a week for 9-weeks. Specific (s) and total (t) IgE levels were quantified. Mice were challenged systemically with ASDG to measure symptoms of systemic anaphylaxis. Hypothermic shock response (HSR) and mucosal mast cell degranulation response (MMCR) were determined upon challenge. Spleen Th1, Th2, and other immune markers were quantified. Results We found that chronic exposure to ASDG elicited robust elevation of sIgE and tIgE. Systemic challenge with ASDG, but not vehicle, elicited life-threatening anaphylaxis associated with dramatic HSR and MMCR. Correlation analysis demonstrated direct positive inter-relationships among IgE, HSR, and MMCR. Anaphylaxis was associated with significant elevation of prototypic Th2 but not Th1 immune markers in the spleen. Discussion/Conclusion Our study collectively demonstrates that ASDG is intrinsically allergenic; and chronic exposure to ASDG via undamaged skin can clinically sensitize mice for life-threatening anaphylaxis via activating the systemic Th2 immune responses.
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- Rick Jorgensen
- Food Allergy and Immunology Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
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- Food Allergy and Immunology Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
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- Food Allergy and Immunology Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
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- Food Allergy and Immunology Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
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- Food Allergy and Immunology Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
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- Food Allergy and Immunology Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
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- Cereal Science Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
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- Food Allergy and Immunology Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
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Molder A, Balaban DV, Molder CC, Jinga M, Robin A. Computer-Based Diagnosis of Celiac Disease by Quantitative Processing of Duodenal Endoscopy Images. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 13:2780. [PMID: 37685318 PMCID: PMC10486915 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13172780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Revised: 08/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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Celiac disease (CD) is a lifelong chronic autoimmune systemic disease that primarily affects the small bowel of genetically susceptible individuals. The diagnostics of adult CD currently rely on specific serology and the histological assessment of duodenal mucosa on samples taken by upper digestive endoscopy. Because of several pitfalls associated with duodenal biopsy sampling and histopathology, and considering the pediatric no-biopsy diagnostic criteria, a biopsy-avoiding strategy has been proposed for adult CD diagnosis also. Several endoscopic changes have been reported in the duodenum of CD patients, as markers of villous atrophy (VA), with good correlation with serology. In this setting, an opportunity lies in the automated detection of these endoscopic markers, during routine endoscopy examinations, as potential case-finding of unsuspected CD. We collected duodenal endoscopy images from 18 CD newly diagnosed CD patients and 16 non-CD controls and applied machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) algorithms on image patches for the detection of VA. Using histology as standard, high diagnostic accuracy was seen for all algorithms tested, with the layered convolutional neural network (CNN) having the best performance, with 99.67% sensitivity and 98.07% positive predictive value. In this pilot study, we provide an accurate algorithm for automated detection of mucosal changes associated with VA in CD patients, compared to normally appearing non-atrophic mucosa in non-CD controls, using histology as a reference.
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- Adriana Molder
- Center of Excellence in Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Military Technical Academy Ferdinand I, 050141 Bucharest, Romania
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- Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Central Military Emergency University Hospital, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 030167 Bucharest, Romania
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- Center of Excellence in Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Military Technical Academy Ferdinand I, 050141 Bucharest, Romania
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- Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Central Military Emergency University Hospital, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 030167 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Electronics and Digital Technologies, Polytech Nantes, 44300 Nantes, France
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Molder A, Balaban DV, Molder CC, Jinga M, Robin A. Computer-Based Diagnosis of Celiac Disease by Quantitative Processing of Duodenal Endoscopy Images. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 13:2780. [DOI: doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13172780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2023] Open
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Celiac disease (CD) is a lifelong chronic autoimmune systemic disease that primarily affects the small bowel of genetically susceptible individuals. The diagnostics of adult CD currently rely on specific serology and the histological assessment of duodenal mucosa on samples taken by upper digestive endoscopy. Because of several pitfalls associated with duodenal biopsy sampling and histopathology, and considering the pediatric no-biopsy diagnostic criteria, a biopsy-avoiding strategy has been proposed for adult CD diagnosis also. Several endoscopic changes have been reported in the duodenum of CD patients, as markers of villous atrophy (VA), with good correlation with serology. In this setting, an opportunity lies in the automated detection of these endoscopic markers, during routine endoscopy examinations, as potential case-finding of unsuspected CD. We collected duodenal endoscopy images from 18 CD newly diagnosed CD patients and 16 non-CD controls and applied machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) algorithms on image patches for the detection of VA. Using histology as standard, high diagnostic accuracy was seen for all algorithms tested, with the layered convolutional neural network (CNN) having the best performance, with 99.67% sensitivity and 98.07% positive predictive value. In this pilot study, we provide an accurate algorithm for automated detection of mucosal changes associated with VA in CD patients, compared to normally appearing non-atrophic mucosa in non-CD controls, using histology as a reference.
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- Adriana Molder
- Center of Excellence in Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Military Technical Academy Ferdinand I, 050141 Bucharest, Romania
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- Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Central Military Emergency University Hospital, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 030167 Bucharest, Romania
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- Center of Excellence in Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Military Technical Academy Ferdinand I, 050141 Bucharest, Romania
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- Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Central Military Emergency University Hospital, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 030167 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Electronics and Digital Technologies, Polytech Nantes, 44300 Nantes, France
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Coeliac Disease Case-Control Study: Has the Time Come to Explore beyond Patients at Risk? Nutrients 2023; 15:nu15051267. [PMID: 36904266 PMCID: PMC10005316 DOI: 10.3390/nu15051267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Revised: 02/26/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023] Open
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The worldwide prevalence of asymptomatic coeliac disease (CD) is increasing, which is in part due to the routine screening of children with risk factors. Both symptomatic and asymptomatic patients with CD are at risk of long-term complications. The objective of this study was to compare the clinical characteristics of asymptomatic and symptomatic children at the time of CD diagnosis. A case-control study was conducted using data from a cohort of 4838 CD patients recruited from 73 centers across Spain between 2011 and 2017. A total of 468 asymptomatic patients (cases) were selected and matched by age and sex with 468 symptomatic patients (controls). Clinical data, including any reported symptoms, as well as serologic, genetic, and histopathologic data were collected. No significant differences were found between the two groups in most clinical variables, nor in the degree of intestinal lesion. However, the asymptomatic patients were taller (height z-score -0.12 (1.06) vs. -0.45 (1.19), p < 0.001) and were less likely to have anti transglutaminase IgA antibodies ≥ 10 times the upper normal limit (66.2% vs. 758.4%, p = 0.002). Among the 37.1% of asymptomatic patients who were not screened for CD due to the absence of risk factors, only 34% were truly asymptomatic, while the remaining 66% reported non-specific CD-related symptoms. Therefore, expanding CD screening to any child who undergoes a blood test could reduce the burden of care for some children, as many of those considered asymptomatic reported non-specific CD-related symptoms.
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Mehta P, Li Q, Stahl M, Uusitalo U, Lindfors K, Butterworth MD, Kurppa K, Virtanen S, Koletzko S, Aronsson C, Hagopian WA, Rewers MJ, Toppari J, Ziegler AG, Akolkar B, Krischer JP, Agardh D, Liu E. Gluten-free diet adherence in children with screening-detected celiac disease using a prospective birth cohort study. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0275123. [PMID: 36730234 PMCID: PMC9894423 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 09/10/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Celiac disease has an increasing incidence worldwide and is treated with lifelong adherence to a gluten-free diet. We aimed to describe gluten-free diet adherence rates in children with screening-identified celiac disease, determine adherence-related factors, and compare adherence to food records in a multinational prospective birth cohort study. METHODS Children in The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young study with celiac disease were included. Subjects had at least annual measurement of adherence (parent-report) and completed 3-day food records. Descriptive statistics, t-tests, Kruskal-Wallis tests and multivariable logistic and linear regression were employed. RESULTS Two hundred ninety (73%) and 199 (67%) of subjects were always adherent to a gluten-free diet at 2 and 5 years post celiac disease diagnosis respectively. The percentage of children with variable adherence increased from 1% at 2 years to 15% at 5 years. Children with a first-degree relative with celiac disease were more likely to be adherent to the gluten-free diet. Gluten intake on food records could not differentiate adherent from nonadherent subjects. Adherent children from the United States had more gluten intake based on food records than European children (P < .001 and P = .007 at 2 and 5 years respectively). CONCLUSION Approximately three-quarters of children with screening-identified celiac disease remain strictly adherent to a gluten-free diet over time. There are no identifiable features associated with adherence aside from having a first-degree relative with celiac disease. Despite good parent-reported adherence, children from the United States have more gluten intake when assessed by food records. Studies on markers of gluten-free diet adherence, sources of gluten exposure (particularly in the United States), and effects of adherence on mucosal healing are needed.
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- Pooja Mehta
- Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, United States of America
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- Health Informatics Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, United States of America
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- Health Informatics Institute, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States of America
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- Celiac Disease Research Center, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Health Informatics Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
- Department of Pediatrics, Seinäjoki Central Hospital, Seinäjoki, Finland
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- National Institute for Health and Welfare, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Dr. von Hauner Children’s Hospital, LMU Klinikum, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
- Institute of Biomedicine, Research Centre for Integrative Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Institute of Diabetes Research, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Forschergruppe Diabetes e.V., Neuherberg, Germany
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- National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, MD, United States of America
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- Health Informatics Institute, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States of America
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, United States of America
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Point-of-Care Screening for Coeliac Disease in Schoolchildren Reveals Higher Disease Prevalence in Croatia. Healthcare (Basel) 2022; 11:healthcare11010064. [PMID: 36611524 PMCID: PMC9819334 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11010064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Revised: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Coeliac disease (CD) is an immune-mediated inflammatory disease triggered by dietary gluten and related proteins in genetically predisposed individuals. Point-of-care (POC) methods are non-invasive and easily performed tests, which could help to reduce the diagnostic delay of CD. The aim of our study was to determine the prevalence of CD using rapid POC test in first-grade schoolchildren in Zagreb, Croatia. A rapid qualitative immunoassay POC test designed for detection of immunoglobulin (Ig) A and IgG deamidated gliadin antibodies (DGP), as well as total IgA (to identify IgA deficient patients) in whole blood, was used to test healthy children on gluten containing diet. Out of 1404 tested children (51% female), 85 (6.05%) had a positive rapid POC test result and were referred to paediatric gastroenterologist. Finally, 7 children were diagnosed with CD (0.5%). There was no significant difference in children with CD and children with positive POC but negative serology in sex, BMI, or symptoms. However, children diagnosed with CD complained of abdominal pain significantly more often. The prevalence of CD in first-grade schoolchildren was 1:200 (0.5%), higher than in previous studies performed in Croatia. The results imply the possible benefit of IgA and IgG DGP-based POC tests in population screening.
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Expression of tolerogenic dendritic cells in the small intestinal tissue of patients with celiac disease. Heliyon 2022; 8:e12273. [PMID: 36578401 PMCID: PMC9791365 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2022] [Revised: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Tolerogenic dendritic cells (tolCDs) play an important role in the regulation of inflammation in autoimmune diseases such as celiac disease (CeD). Dendritic cells express CD207, CD11c, and CD103 on their surface. In addition to the receptors mentioned above, tolCDs can express the immune-regulating enzyme indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO). This study aimed to determine the mRNA and protein expression of CD11c, CD103 and CD207 markers, and also IDO gene expression in intestinal tissues of CeD patients in comparison to the healthy individuals. Duodenal biopsies were collected from 60 CeD patients and 60 controls. Total RNA was extracted and gene expression analysis was performed using Real-time PCR SYBR® Green method. Additionally, biopsy specimens were paraffinized and protein expression was evaluated using immunohistochemistry (IHC) for expression of CD11c+, CD207+and CD103+. Gene expression levels of CD11c (P = 0.045), CD103 (P < 0.001), CD207 (P < 0.001) and IDO (P = 0.01) were significantly increased in CeD patients compared to the control group. However, only CD103 protein expression was found to be significantly higher in CeD patients in comparison to the control group (P < 0.001). The result of this study showed that the expresion levels of CD11c, CD103, CD207 and IDO markers were higher in CeD patients compared to the controls, indicating the effort of dendritic cells to counterbalance the gliadin-triggered abnormal immune responses in CeD patients.
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Tsakiris A, Papantoniou S, Kouvatsos P, Tamvakos C, Antonopoulos S. Anorexia Nervosa and Celiac Disease in an Adult: A Case Report. Cureus 2022; 14:e30494. [DOI: 10.7759/cureus.30494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Gunnarsdottir S, Albrektsson H, Frydebo J, Miron N, Kindblom JM, Størdal K, Mårild K. Celiac disease screening at a pediatric outpatient clinic: a feasibility study. Scand J Gastroenterol 2022; 57:912-920. [PMID: 35361050 DOI: 10.1080/00365521.2022.2050292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Celiac disease (CD) is a common yet largely underdiagnosed disease. This study aimed to test the feasibility of incorporating a non-targeted CD screening in a pediatric outpatient setting and evaluate its short-term impact on children with serological evidence of disease. METHODS Over five months, 500 children (aged 2-17 years) attending a general pediatric outpatient clinic in Gothenburg, Sweden, were enrolled and surveyed for current symptoms, quality of life, and background characteristics; 481 children were screened for tissue-transglutaminase antibodies (tTGA); repeated tTGA-positivity was defined as CD autoimmunity (CDA). Children with CDA were investigated for CD and for one year monitored for changes in symptoms, and quality of life. RESULTS Eleven of 481 (2.3%) screened children had CDA. Children with CDA were younger (median 3.8 years) than those without CDA (8.8 years). No other major between-group differences were reported in background characteristics, symptoms, or quality of life. The screening was well-accepted by the families/participants. During 1-year follow-up, 8 of 11 children with CDA were diagnosed with CD. Children with screening-detected CD reported no significant changes in symptoms and quality of life and the dietary adherence rate was good. CONCLUSIONS Non-targeted screening for CD was feasible in a general pediatric outpatient setting. While hampered by small sample size, our results are in line with previous screening studies indicating that symptoms do not differentiate CDA from non-CDA children. Also, among an overall minimal-symptomatic group of children, diagnosing CD and installation of treatment did not significantly change their well-being during 1-year follow-up.
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- Sunna Gunnarsdottir
- Department of Pediatrics, Queen Silvia Children's Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of internal medicine and clinical nutrition, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Pediatric Clinical Research Center, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Region Västra Götaland, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Pediatric Research, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Queen Silvia Children's Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Kvamme JM, Sørbye S, Florholmen J, Halstensen TS. Population-based screening for celiac disease reveals that the majority of patients are undiagnosed and improve on a gluten-free diet. Sci Rep 2022; 12:12647. [PMID: 35879335 PMCID: PMC9314380 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-16705-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The impact of a gluten-free diet (GFD) on screen-detected celiac disease (CD) is currently ambiguous. We aimed to identify the population-based prevalence of undiagnosed adult CD and examine the impact of a GFD on screen-detected CD. In total, 12,981 adults participated in a population-based health study in Tromsø, Norway. Participants with increased levels of anti-tissue transglutaminase-2 IgA or anti-deamidated gliadin peptide IgG were invited to undergo gastroduodenoscopy with both histological and immunohistochemical examination of small-bowel biopsies. The prevalence of previously diagnosed CD was 0.37%. Additionally, the prevalence of previously undiagnosed CD was 1.10%. Thus, 1.47% of the population had CD, of whom 75% were previously undiagnosed. A GFD resulted in significant improvements in overall gastrointestinal symptoms, diarrhea, and health-related quality of life, with reduced abdominal discomfort (76%) and improved levels of energy (58%). The large majority of patients with adult CD were undiagnosed and benefited from a GFD with reduced gastrointestinal symptoms and improved health-related quality of life. In clinical practice, there should be a low threshold for CD testing even in the absence of abdominal complaints because most adult patients appear to consider their symptoms a part of their normal state and therefore remain untested and undiagnosed.Trial registration: Clinical Trials. Gov Identifier: NCT01695681.
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- Jan-Magnus Kvamme
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø, 9037, Tromsø, Norway. .,Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital of North Norway, 9037, Tromsø, Norway.
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø, 9037, Tromsø, Norway.,Department of Pathology, University Hospital of North Norway, 9037, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø, 9037, Tromsø, Norway
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- Institute of Oral Biology, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1052, 0316, OsloBlindern, Norway.,Medical Department, Lovisenberg Diaconal Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Anderson RP. Review article: Diagnosis of coeliac disease: a perspective on current and future approaches. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2022; 56 Suppl 1:S18-S37. [PMID: 35815826 DOI: 10.1111/apt.16840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2022] [Revised: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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Diagnostics will play a central role in addressing the ongoing dramatic rise in global prevalence of coeliac disease, and in deploying new non-dietary therapeutics. Clearer understanding of the immunopathogenesis of coeliac disease and the utility of serology has led to partial acceptance of non-biopsy diagnosis in selected cases. Non-biopsy diagnosis may expand further because research methods for measuring gluten-specific CD4+ T cells and the acute recall response to gluten ingestion in patients is now relatively straightforward. This perspective on diagnosis in the context of the immunopathogenesis of coeliac disease sets out to highlight current consensus, limitations of current practices, gluten food challenge for diagnosis and the potential for diagnostics that measure the underlying cause for coeliac disease, gluten-specific immunity.
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Haider MB, Naylor P, Das A, Haider SM, Ehrinpreis MN. Celiac Disease Patients With Coronary Artery Disease: A Nationwide Population-Based Study. Cureus 2022; 14:e26151. [PMID: 35891813 PMCID: PMC9303833 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.26151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Coronary artery disease (CAD) is associated with celiac disease (CD) with limited evidence. However, the common risk factors linking CD and CAD are still lacking in the literature. Known CAD risk factors include hypertension, hyperlipidemia, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and tobacco use. Common risk factors linking CD and CAD are poorly documented. Objective There are three objectives: Firstly, to evaluate potential demographic differences between CD patients with CAD and without CAD. Secondly, to analyze the risk factors of CAD in CD patients. Lastly, to compare CD-CAD and matched non-CD CAD to determine whether there are additional CAD risks in individuals with CD. Methods The study is a nationwide retrospective case-control study. The National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database was used to identify patients admitted between 2016 and 2018 with a principal or secondary diagnosis of CD. We analyzed sociodemographic and clinical risk factors of CAD in CD patients and compared the CD-CAD population with the matched non-CD CAD cohort. Results Out of 23,441 hospitalizations with CD in 2016-2018, 4244 (18%) were found to have CAD. Established CAD risk factors identified in CD patients included hypertension, hyperlipidemia, type 2 diabetes, and a family history of CAD. In contrast, tobacco use is not a CAD risk factor in CD patients. Female patients with CD had 55% lesser odds of CAD than male patients. The odds of CAD in CD patients with hyperlipidemia were five times higher, 1.2 times higher with essential hypertension, and two times higher with type 2 diabetes. Patients with CAD had a higher prevalence of iron deficiency anemia (9.33% CD-CAD and 8.28% non-CAD CD Vs. 7.32% non-CD CAD). Conclusions Our study confirms that, as with non-CD individuals, males and the White race are at increased CAD risk in the CD population. CD-CAD patients have a higher hyperlipidemia prevalence than non-CD CAD patients. CD patients with type 1 diabetes have an early diagnosis of CAD compared to CD patients with type 2 diabetes. Iron deficiency anemia is a statistically significant risk factor for CAD in CD patients.
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Bergman D, King J, Lebwohl B, Clements MS, Roelstraete B, Kaplan GG, Green PHR, Murray JA, Ludvigsson JF. Two waves of coeliac disease incidence in Sweden: a nationwide population-based cohort study from 1990 to 2015. Gut 2022; 71:1088-1094. [PMID: 34321220 PMCID: PMC9120400 DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2021-324209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To assess the incidence of biopsy-verified coeliac disease (CD) in Sweden and examine the incidence of duodenal/jejunal biopsies with normal mucosa over time as a proxy for CD awareness and investigation. DESIGN Nationwide population-based cohort study 1990-2015 based on biopsy reports indicating villous atrophy (VA) or normal mucosa in the duodenum/jejunum. RESULTS We identified 44 771 individuals (63% females) with a biopsy report specifying VA and 412 279 (62% females) with a biopsy report indicating normal mucosa (without a prior biopsy indicating VA). The median age at diagnosis of CD was 28 years. The mean age-standardised incidence rate during the study period was 19.0 per 100 000 person-years (95% CI 17.3 to 20.8). The incidence reached a peak in 1994 for both sexes and a second higher peak in 2002-2003 for females and in 2006 for males. The lifetime risk of developing CD was 1.8% (2.3% in females and 1.4% in males).Prior to 2015, there was a parallel rise in rates for biopsies showing normal duodenal/jejunal mucosa. CONCLUSIONS In Sweden, the incidence of CD increased until 2002-2003 in females and until 2006 in males. Since then, the incidence of CD has declined despite increasing duodenal/jejunal biopsies, suggesting that increased awareness and investigation are unlikely to elevate the incidence of the disease in Sweden. Across a lifetime, 1 in 44 females and 1 in 72 males are expected to be diagnosed with CD in Sweden, indicating a relatively high societal burden of disease.
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- David Bergman
- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden .,Brommaplans Primary Health Care Center, Stockholm County, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Centre for health informatics, University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Celiac Disease Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Celiac Disease Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden,Department of Pediatrics, Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden
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Calado J, Verdelho Machado M. Celiac Disease Revisited. GE PORTUGUESE JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY 2022; 29:111-124. [PMID: 35497669 PMCID: PMC8995660 DOI: 10.1159/000514716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Accepted: 01/08/2021] [Indexed: 08/30/2023]
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Celiac disease (CD) is a systemic disease triggered by gluten ingestion in genetically predisposed individuals. It manifests primarily as an autoimmune enteropathy associated with specific circulating autoantibodies and a human leukocyte antigen haplotype (HLA-DQ2 or HLA-DQ8). It afflicts roughly 1% of the population, though the majority of patients remain undiagnosed. Diarrhea and malabsorption are classic manifestations of CD; however, both children and adults can be paucisymptomatic and present extraintestinal manifestations such as anemia, osteoporosis, and abnormal liver tests. CD screening is not recommended for the general population, and it should be focused on high-risk groups. CD diagnosis is challenging and relies on serological tests, duodenal histology, and genetic testing. Particularly difficult presentations to manage are seronegative patients, seropositive patients without villus atrophy, and patients who have started a gluten-free diet before the diagnostic workup. The only proven treatment is a lifelong gluten-free diet. We present an in-depth review on the physiopathology and management of CD, with a particular emphasis on diagnostic challenges.
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- João Calado
- Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- Hospital de Vila Franca de Xira, Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal
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Management of coeliac disease patients after the confirmation of diagnosis in Central Europe. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2022; 34:27-32. [PMID: 33405421 DOI: 10.1097/meg.0000000000002039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recently published paediatric guidelines for diagnosing coeliac disease do not include recommendations on the follow-up of coeliac disease patients. GOAL The aim of this study was to assess the management practices and experience of coeliac disease patients with their follow-up appointments in Central Europe. STUDY Gastroenterologists and coeliac disease patients in five Central European countries were asked to complete the web-based questionnaire focusing on coeliac disease management practices. RESULTS Answers from 147 gastroenterologists and 2041 coeliac disease patients were available for the analysis. More than half of the gastroenterologists (58.5%) schedule the first follow-up visit within 3 months after the diagnosis. At follow-up, tissue transglutaminase antibodies are checked in almost all patients (95.9%). Approximately two-thirds (60.7%) of gastroenterologists refer all of their patients to the dietitian at diagnosis. Similarly, 42.8% of coeliac disease patients reported that they had not been appointed to a dietitian. Almost one-third of coeliac disease patients (30.8%) reported that they had no follow-up appointments with gastroenterologist at all. CONCLUSIONS Follow-up of coeliac disease patients is suboptimal in Central Europe. Many patients are not followed regularly. A lot of patients are not referred to a dietitian. The recommendations on the optimal follow-up of coeliac disease patients are needed in order to improve patient care.
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Lis Ł, Konieczny A, Jerzak P, Podgórski P, Benc K, Hruby Z. Celiac disease: uncommon, oligosymptomatic course of illness, with profound hypoalbuminemia in an adult patient. Arch Clin Cases 2021; 6:31-36. [PMID: 34754906 PMCID: PMC8565699 DOI: 10.22551/2019.23.0602.10151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Celiac disease (CD) is an immune-mediated disease, caused by gluten, occurring in people with genetic predisposition. The course of the disease can vary and includes both intestinal and extra-intestinal manifestations. Many patients are undiagnosed for many years and some of them, in particular with nonspecific symptoms or asymptomatic, might never be diagnosed. We present a rare case of a patient, who’s first and practically the only symptom of the disease was a pathological fracture of the ribs. In addition, despite the lack of clinical symptoms of malabsorption syndrome, malnutrition and proteinuria, we observed profound hypoalbuminemia and hypoproteinemia. This case suggests that CD diagnostic should be undertaken in evaluation of every patient with osteoporotic fractures and hypoalbuminemia.
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- Łukasz Lis
- Department of Nephrology, Renal Transplantation and Internal Medicine, Research and Development Center, Provincial Specialist Hospital in Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Nephrology, Renal Transplantation and Internal Medicine, Research and Development Center, Provincial Specialist Hospital in Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Nephrology, Renal Transplantation and Internal Medicine, Research and Development Center, Provincial Specialist Hospital in Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Nephrology, Renal Transplantation and Internal Medicine, Research and Development Center, Provincial Specialist Hospital in Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Nephrology, Renal Transplantation and Internal Medicine, Research and Development Center, Provincial Specialist Hospital in Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Nephrology, Renal Transplantation and Internal Medicine, Research and Development Center, Provincial Specialist Hospital in Wrocław, Poland
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Camarero C, De Andrés A, García-Hoz C, Roldán B, Muriel A, León F, Roy G. Assessment of Duodenal Intraepithelial Lymphocyte Composition (Lymphogram) for Accurate and Prompt Diagnosis of Celiac Disease in Pediatric Patients. Clin Transl Gastroenterol 2021; 12:e00426. [PMID: 34757327 PMCID: PMC8585297 DOI: 10.14309/ctg.0000000000000426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Quantitative and phenotypic analyses of duodenal intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs) by flow cytometry (IEL lymphogram) confer specificity and enable the diagnosis even in unconventional presentations of celiac disease (CD). To evaluate the validity of the IEL lymphograms in the pediatric population for new insights into their use as biomarkers in the natural history of CD. METHODS We retrospectively included 1,211 children (602 with active CD, 92 on a gluten-free diet, 47 with potential CD, and 470 nonceliac controls) who required duodenal biopsies in this study. The cutoff values for IEL subsets were established to calculate the probability of disease according to the lymphogram. RESULTS A celiac lymphogram (a ≥15% increase in gamma-delta T-cell receptor IELs and a simultaneous ≤6% decrease in CD3 surface-negative [sCD3-]) IELs was strongly associated with the diagnosis of active CD, which was present in 89.7% of the confirmed patients. The remaining 10% of the celiac patients had a partial celiac lymphogram (≥15% increase gamma-delta T-cell receptor IELs or ≤6% decrease in sCD3- IELs), with lower diagnostic certainty. On a gluten-free diet, nearly 20% of the patients were indistinguishable from nonceliac subjects based on the lymphogram. In potential CD, a decrease in sCD3- IELs was a risk marker of progression to villous atrophy and a diagnosis of active CD. DISCUSSION If a biopsy is clinically indicated, the IEL lymphogram adds specificity to the histological findings, reducing diagnostic delays and misdiagnoses. The lymphogram is useful for monitoring the natural progression of the disease and predicting the transition from potential celiac to overt CD.
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- Cristina Camarero
- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, University Hospital Ramón y Cajal, University of Alcal, Madrid, Spain;
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- Department of Immunology, University Hospital Ramón y Cajal, IRYCIS Madrid, Spain;
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- Department of Immunology, University Hospital Ramón y Cajal, IRYCIS Madrid, Spain;
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- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, University Hospital Ramón y Cajal, University of Alcal, Madrid, Spain;
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- Clinical Biostatistic Unit, University Hospital Ramón y Cajal IRYCIS, CIBERESP Nursing and Physiotherapy Department, University of Alcalá, Madrid, Spain;
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- Department of Immunology, University Hospital Ramón y Cajal, IRYCIS Madrid, Spain;
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Elwenspoek MMC, Jackson J, O’Donnell R, Sinobas A, Dawson S, Everitt H, Gillett P, Hay AD, Lane DL, Mallett S, Robins G, Watson JC, Jones HE, Whiting P. The accuracy of diagnostic indicators for coeliac disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0258501. [PMID: 34695139 PMCID: PMC8545431 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0258501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The prevalence of coeliac disease (CD) is around 1%, but diagnosis is challenged by varied presentation and non-specific symptoms and signs. This study aimed to identify diagnostic indicators that may help identify patients at a higher risk of CD in whom further testing is warranted. METHODS International guidance for systematic review methods were followed and the review was registered at PROSPERO (CRD42020170766). Six databases were searched until April 2021. Studies investigating diagnostic indicators, such as symptoms or risk conditions, in people with and without CD were eligible for inclusion. Risk of bias was assessed using the QUADAS-2 tool. Summary sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive values were estimated for each diagnostic indicator by fitting bivariate random effects meta-analyses. FINDINGS 191 studies reporting on 26 diagnostic indicators were included in the meta-analyses. We found large variation in diagnostic accuracy estimates between studies and most studies were at high risk of bias. We found strong evidence that people with dermatitis herpetiformis, migraine, family history of CD, HLA DQ2/8 risk genotype, anaemia, type 1 diabetes, osteoporosis, or chronic liver disease are more likely than the general population to have CD. Symptoms, psoriasis, epilepsy, inflammatory bowel disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, fractures, type 2 diabetes, and multiple sclerosis showed poor diagnostic ability. A sensitivity analysis revealed a 3-fold higher risk of CD in first-degree relatives of CD patients. CONCLUSIONS Targeted testing of individuals with dermatitis herpetiformis, migraine, family history of CD, HLA DQ2/8 risk genotype, anaemia, type 1 diabetes, osteoporosis, or chronic liver disease could improve case-finding for CD, therefore expediting appropriate treatment and reducing adverse consequences. Migraine and chronic liver disease are not yet included as a risk factor in all CD guidelines, but it may be appropriate for these to be added. Future research should establish the diagnostic value of combining indicators.
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- Martha M. C. Elwenspoek
- The National Institute for Health Research Applied Research Collaboration West (NIHR ARC West), University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom
- Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- The National Institute for Health Research Applied Research Collaboration West (NIHR ARC West), University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom
- Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- The National Institute for Health Research Applied Research Collaboration West (NIHR ARC West), University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom
- Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Primary Care Research Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Department, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Medical Imaging, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gastroenterology, York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, York, United Kingdom
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- Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Paavola S, Lindfors K, Kivelä L, Cerqueira J, Huhtala H, Saavalainen P, Tauschi R, Kaukinen K, Kurppa K. Presence of high-risk HLA genotype is the most important individual risk factor for coeliac disease among at-risk relatives. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2021; 54:805-813. [PMID: 34278595 DOI: 10.1111/apt.16534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Revised: 06/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Family screening has been advocated as a means to reduce the major underdiagnosis of coeliac disease. However, the precise risk of the disease in relatives and the impact of patient- and relative-related individual factors remain obscure. AIMS To investigate the individual risk of coeliac disease among patients' relatives. METHODS Altogether 2943 relatives of 624 index patients were assessed for the presence of previous coeliac disease diagnosis, or were screened for the disease. Coeliac disease-associated human leucocyte antigen (HLA) genotype was determined from all participants. The association between individual factors and new screening positivity was assessed by logistic regression. RESULTS There were 229 previously diagnosed non-index relatives with coeliac disease and 2714 non-affected (2067 first-degree, 647 more distant) relatives. Of these 2714 relatives, 129 (4.8%) were screening-positive (first-degree 5.1%, second-degree 3.6%, more distant 3.5%). The combined prevalence of the previously diagnosed and now detected cases in relatives was 12.2% (6.3% clinically detected, 5.9% screen-detected). In univariate analysis, age <18 years at diagnosis (odds ratio 1.60, 95% CI 1.04-2.45) in index, and age 41-60 years (1.73, 1.10-2.73), being a sibling (1.65, 1.06-2.59) and having the high-risk genotype (3.22, 2.01-5.15 DQ2.5/2.5 or DQ2.5/2.2 vs other risk alleles) in relatives were associated with screening positivity. Only high-risk HLA remained significant (2.94, 1.80-4.78) in multivariable analysis. CONCLUSIONS Unrecognised coeliac disease was common among at-risk relatives even in a country with an active case-finding policy, and also in relatives more distant than first-degree. The presence of a high-risk genotype was the most important predictor for screening positivity. ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT03136731.
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- Saana Paavola
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, University of Tampere and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, University of Tampere and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, University of Tampere and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, University of Tampere and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
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- Translational Immunology Research Program, and Department of Medical and Clinical Genetics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, University of Tampere and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, University of Tampere and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, University of Tampere and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland.,The University Consortium of Seinäjoki, Seinäjoki, Finland
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Yang Y, Li YX, Yao RQ, Du XH, Ren C. Artificial intelligence in small intestinal diseases: Application and prospects. World J Gastroenterol 2021; 27:3734-3747. [PMID: 34321840 PMCID: PMC8291013 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i25.3734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Revised: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 05/08/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The small intestine is located in the middle of the gastrointestinal tract, so small intestinal diseases are more difficult to diagnose than other gastrointestinal diseases. However, with the extensive application of artificial intelligence in the field of small intestinal diseases, with its efficient learning capacities and computational power, artificial intelligence plays an important role in the auxiliary diagnosis and prognosis prediction based on the capsule endoscopy and other examination methods, which improves the accuracy of diagnosis and prediction and reduces the workload of doctors. In this review, a comprehensive retrieval was performed on articles published up to October 2020 from PubMed and other databases. Thereby the application status of artificial intelligence in small intestinal diseases was systematically introduced, and the challenges and prospects in this field were also analyzed.
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- Yu Yang
- Department of General Surgery, Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Trauma Research Center, The Fourth Medical Center and Medical Innovation Research Division of the Chinese People‘s Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100048, China
- Department of Burn Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Trauma Research Center, The Fourth Medical Center and Medical Innovation Research Division of the Chinese People‘s Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100048, China
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Diagnosis of celiac disease is being missed in over 80% of children particularly in those from socioeconomically deprived backgrounds. Eur J Pediatr 2021; 180:1941-1946. [PMID: 33569662 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-021-03974-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 01/16/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Population-based screening studies have documented prevalence of celiac disease (CD) at 1% at age 7 years, but 90% of children remain undiagnosed. This prospective cohort study aims to examine whether observed differences in diagnosis rates of CD exist between children from different socioeconomic groups and how this has changed over a 12-year period. All children aged ≤15 years with a postcode within South West of England (SWE) diagnosed with CD during a 12-year period (1999-2010) when all diagnoses were based on endoscopic histology were included in the study. The incidence rates in socioeconomic groups were determined using the Index of Multiple Deprivation Score and Office of National Statistics population data. Four hundred fifteen children were diagnosed with CD; 65 within the City of Bristol (CoB). Diagnosis rate rose 4.2 times in SWE and 3.1 times in CoB between the first and last 4 years of the study. The rate was 1.6 times higher in the least socioeconomically deprived compared to most deprived (2.2 times in CoB), and the gap widened over the 12 years. Missed cases estimates for CoB and SWE are at least 83% and 91%, respectively.Conclusion: These findings suggest that while incidence of diagnosed CD in children has increased over a 12-year period, 83-91% remained undiagnosed. Socioeconomically deprived children are more likely to be underdiagnosed, and the gap between the least and most deprived has widened. To fully address massive underdiagnosis, further strategies including pilot studies using finger prick serological mass screening for CD in children entering primary schools are needed. What is Known: • Epidemiological studies record a 1% prevalence of celiac disease (CD), but up to 90% of children may remain undiagnosed. • Previous studies have documented an increased incidence of CD in higher socioeconomic groups, but proposed reasons remain conflicting. What is New: • Incidence of diagnosed CDhas gone up across all social classes but more so in higher socioeconomic groups and there is an increasing health/wealth gap. • This study estimates that 83-91% of children with CD are still being missed despite improved and easily available serological testing and suggest that population screening should be reconsidered.
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Käräjämäki AJ, Taavela J, Nielsen C, Lönnqvist M, Svartbäck M, Kaukinen K, Tertti R. Celiac disease antibody levels reflect duodenal mucosal damage but not clinical symptoms. Scand J Gastroenterol 2021; 56:514-519. [PMID: 33705679 DOI: 10.1080/00365521.2021.1899278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This study aimed to investigate, in a real-world population, whether the histological and clinical phenotype differ at baseline and during follow-up in patients with high and low CD (celiac disease) antibody titers. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study cohort consisted of 96 consecutive patients diagnosed to have CD during the years 2010-2018. The clinical parameters, symptoms and laboratory results were registered and histomorphometry was analyzed from the available duodenal biopsies taken during the primary and follow-up esophageal-gastricduodenoscopies. Patients having immunoglobulin A transglutaminase antibody (tTG-ab) levels above 70 U/mL were classified as high titer patients. RESULTS Measured by the villous-crypt ratio, the duodenal mucosa was more severely damaged in the high tTG-ab group than in the low tTG-group at baseline (n = 70, 0.61 ± 0.63 vs. 1.02 ± 0.87, p = .003) and during the follow-up when the patients were on gluten-free diet (n = 27, 1.80 ± 0.72 vs. 2.35 ± 0.64, p = .041). Interestingly, the high tTG-ab group members had fewer gastrointestinal symptoms at baseline than those in the low tTG-ab group (43% vs. 68%, p = .013) but lower vitamin D levels (68 ± 34 nmol/L vs. 88 ± 29 nmol/L, p = .034) and more often microcytosis (28% vs. 10%, p = .040). During the follow-up, these differences were no longer detected. CONCLUSIONS At baseline, CD patients with high tTG-ab have more severe duodenum injury and signs of malabsorption but fewer symptoms. After gluten-free diet has been initiated, the mucosal healing in the high tTG-ab group is prolonged, but symptoms and signs of malabsorption recover equally in both groups.
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- Aki J Käräjämäki
- Department of Internal Medicine, Vaasa Central Hospital, Vaasa, Finland.,Research Unit of Internal Medicine, Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Central Finland Central Hospital, Jyväskylä, Finland.,Celiac Disease Research Center, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Vaasa Central Hospital, Vaasa, Finland
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Vaasa Central Hospital, Vaasa, Finland
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- Celiac Disease Research Center, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland.,Department of Internal Medicine, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Vaasa Central Hospital, Vaasa, Finland.,Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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Julià A, Martínez-Mateu SH, Domènech E, Cañete JD, Ferrándiz C, Tornero J, Gisbert JP, Fernández-Nebro A, Daudén E, Barreiro-de Acosta M, Pérez C, Queiró R, López-Longo FJ, Carazo JLS, Mendoza JL, Alpéri M, Montilla C, Venegas JJP, Muñoz F, Castañeda S, Aterido A, Lasanta ML, Marsal S. Food groups associated with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: a Mendelian randomization and disease severity study. Eur J Clin Nutr 2021; 75:1368-1382. [PMID: 33893449 DOI: 10.1038/s41430-021-00913-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2020] [Revised: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) are prevalent diseases. There is, however, a lack of understanding of the link between diet and IMIDs, how much dietary patterns vary between them and if there are food groups associated with a worsening of the disease. SUBJECTS/METHODS To answer these questions we analyzed a nation-wide cohort of n = 11,308 patients from six prevalent IMIDs and 2050 healthy controls. We compared their weekly intake of the major food categories, and used a Mendelian randomization approach to determine which dietary changes are caused by disease. Within each IMID, we analyzed the association between food frequency and disease severity. RESULTS After quality control, n = 11,230 recruited individuals were used in this study. We found that diet is profoundly altered in all IMIDs: at least three food categories are significantly altered in each disease (P < 0.05). Inflammatory bowel diseases showed the largest differences compared to controls (n ≥ 8 categories, P < 0.05). Mendelian randomization analysis supported that some of these dietary changes, like vegetable reduction in Crohn's Disease (P = 2.5 × 10-10, OR(95% CI) = 0.73(0.65, 0.80)), are caused by the disease. Except for Psoriatic Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, we have found ≥2 food groups significantly associated with disease severity in the other IMIDs (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS This cross-disease study demonstrates that prevalent IMIDs are associated to a significant change in the normal dietary patterns. This variation is highly disease-specific and, in some cases, it is caused by the disease itself. Severity in IMIDs is also associated with specific food groups. The results of this study underscore the importance of studying diet in IMIDs.
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- Antonio Julià
- Rheumatology Research Group, Vall d'Hebron Hospital Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain.,CIBERehd, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic de Barcelona and IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Spain
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- CIBERehd, Madrid, Spain.,Hospital Universitario de La Princesa and IIS-IP, Madrid, Spain
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- UGC Reumatología, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica (IBIMA), Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario de La Princesa and IIS-IP, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Rheumatology Research Group, Vall d'Hebron Hospital Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain
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- Rheumatology Research Group, Vall d'Hebron Hospital Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain
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- Rheumatology Research Group, Vall d'Hebron Hospital Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain.
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Crehuá-Gaudiza E, Barrés Fernández A, Jovaní Casano C, Latorre Tejerina M, Largo Blanco EM, Moreno Ruiz MA, Berghezan Suárez A, García-Peris M, Gil Piquer R, Coret Sinisterra A, Martínez-Barona S, Salido-Capilla C, Requena Fernández MÁ, Arcos-Machancoses JV, Martínez-Costa C. Diagnosis of celiac disease in clinical practice: Present and future. ANALES DE PEDIATRÍA (ENGLISH EDITION) 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anpede.2020.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The Knowledge About Celiac Disease Among Healthcare Professionals and Patients in Central Europe. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2021; 72:552-557. [PMID: 33346575 DOI: 10.1097/mpg.0000000000003019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Celiac disease (CD) remains undiagnosed for a long time in many adult and pediatric patients. We assessed the knowledge about CD among healthcare professionals (HCPs) and CD patients in Central Europe (CE). METHODS HCPs and CD patients from 5 CE countries were asked to complete the web-based questionnaire about CD. The questions were divided into subsections on epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnostics, treatment, and follow-up. Achieved scores of different specialists managing patients with CD were compared and regional differences in patients' knowledge were analyzed. RESULTS Questionnaire was completed by 1381 HCPs and 2262 CD patients or their caregivers from Croatia, Hungary, Germany, Italy, and Slovenia. Mean score achieved by HCPs was 50.9%, and by CD patients 56.4%. Pediatric gastroenterologists scored the highest (69.4%; P < 0.001). There were significant differences in knowledge of patients from different CE regions with German participants scoring the highest (58.3%). Members of CD societies scored higher compared with nonmembers (mean score 58% vs 53.2%; P < 0.001) and patients diagnosed less than 5 years ago scored higher compared with those diagnosed more than 10 years ago (mean score 57.3% vs 54.6%; P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS The knowledge about CD among HCPs and CD patients is not satisfactory. Further awareness-raising and learning activities are needed to improve HCPs' knowledge and to minimize the number of unrecognized patients and unnecessary diagnostic delays. Patients should be better informed about their disease to reach higher compliance with the gluten-free diet.
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OBJECTIVES During the past decades, there has been a shift in the clinical presentation of coeliac disease (CD) to nonclassical, oligosymptomatic, and asymptomatic forms. We assessed clinical presentation of CD in children and adolescents in Central Europe. METHODS Paediatric gastroenterologists in 5 countries retrospectively reported data of their patients diagnosed with CD. Clinical presentation was analyzed and the differences among very young (<3 years) and older children and adolescents were studied. RESULTS Data from 653 children and adolescents (median age 7 years 2 months; 63.9% girls) from Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, and Slovenia were available for the analysis. One fifth (N = 134) of all children were asymptomatic. In symptomatic children, the most common leading symptom was abdominal pain (33.3%), followed by growth retardation (13.7%) and diarrhoea (13.3%). The majority of symptomatic children (47.6%; N = 247) were polysymptomatic. Abdominal pain was the most common symptom in polysymptomatic (66.4%) as well as in monosymptomatic children (29.7%). Comparing clinical presentation of CD in very young children (younger than 3 years) with older children (3 years or older), we found that symptoms and signs of malabsorption were significantly more common in younger (P < 0.001), whereas abdominal pain and asymptomatic presentation were more common in older children and adolescents (both P < 0.001). CONCLUSION In children with CD, abdominal pain has become the most common symptom. However, in younger children, symptoms of malabsorption are still seen frequently. This raises a question about the underlying mechanism of observed change in clinical presentation in favour of nonclassical presentation and asymptomatic disease at certain age.
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Bykova SV, Sabelnikova EA, Gudkova RB, Noskova KK, Krums LM, Parfenov AI. Screening for celiac disease among patients of the gastroenterological profile. TERAPEVT ARKH 2021; 93:145-149. [DOI: 10.26442/00403660.2021.02.200625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Aim. To determine the frequency of celiac disease (CD) among gastroenterological patients and criteria for its active detection.
Materials and methods. 1.358 patients referred for gastroenterologist consultation from 2016 to 2019 was conducted, of which 140 had CD (339 males 24.9%; 1019 females 75.1%). The average age was 40.415.4 (1886 years). All patients were determined anti-TTG IgA, IgG, and analyzed the clinical symptoms and analysis. The results were subjected to statistical processing Statistica 13.3 (StatSoft Inc., USA).
Results. In patients without CD (1218 people), high level of anti-TTG IgA and IgG was observed in 59 (4.8%), an increase in anti-TTG IgA in 54 (4.4%), and anti-TTG IgG in 38 patients (3.1%). The CD diagnosis confirmed in 51 patients (4.2%). The main symptoms were diarrhea (88%), abdominal pain (60.7%), bloating (73.8%), nausea (40.3%), weight loss (44.3%). Anemia was determined in 31.6%, serum iron 33%, hypoproteinemia 12.6%, hypoalbuminemia 12%, hypokalemia 5.48%, hypocalcemia 21.9%. An increase in the level of AST 14.5%, ALT 14.6%. Comparative analysis showed that in the group with newly detected CD, anemia, malabsorption syndrome, increase AST, ALT were significantly more frequent than in patients with normal antibodies, which confirms the need to detect CD among patients with these laboratory abnormalities.
Conclusion. The incidence of CD among patients with a gastroenterological symptoms was 4.2%. Analysis of clinical and laboratory data has shown that a comprehensive analysis of clinical symptoms and laboratory indicators at the stage of primary treatment will allow timely identification of CD patients and prescribe GFD.
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Ledentsova SS, Gulyaev NI, Sitkin SI, Seliverstov PV. Acne as a common extraintestinal manifestation of celiac disease. Treatment approaches. MEDITSINSKIY SOVET = MEDICAL COUNCIL 2021:126-135. [DOI: 10.21518/2079-701x-2020-21-126-135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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Introduction. At present, global prevalence of celiac disease attracts increasingly greater attention of researchers. The study of its extraintestinal manifestations is a crucial task for early and timely diagnosis of the disease, as well as the identification of new risk groups. To date, there are only isolated publications concerning the study of celiac disease incidence in patients with acne. This topic is of particular interest since systemic retinoids with a hepatotoxic effect and antibiotics significantly affecting the intestinal microflora are the first-line drugs in the treatment of moderate and severe acne. Undoubtedly, these side effects influence on the course of acne in celiac patients. So, to prevent the complications of the treatment, it is necessary to search, develop and introduce into practice safe combinations, including drugs having a protective effect both for the intestinal microflora and for the liver. It is known that psyllium (Plantago ovata seed shells/Ispaghula husks) have similar effects.Objective. To study the effect of psyllium on the tolerability and effectiveness of systemic therapy with isotretinoin and doxycycline in patients with moderate acne with celiac disease. Material and methods. We examined 65 patients with celiac disease suffering from moderate acne, who were randomized into two groups – group 1 (taking an antibiotic – doxycycline) and group 2 (taking a systemic retinoid – isotretinoin), then each group was divided into two subgroups A and B, depending on the prebiotic intake (powder of oval plantain seeds shells Plantago ovata Forssk (psyllium). The patients were followed up for 8 and 24 weeks, respectively. All patients received adjuvant topical therapy. In each group, a medical check-up was done before treatment, 2 months after the onset and then after the treatment completion.Conclusion. Patients in both subgroups who received psyllium in addition to antibiotics and systemic retinoids treatment showed better results after treatment in terms of skin condition, overall health and quality of life.
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- City Polyclinic No. 76;
St Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University
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- Third Central Military Clinical Hospital named after A.A. Vishnevsky
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- North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov;
Almazov National Medical Research Centre
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Gluten-related disorders. SRP ARK CELOK LEK 2021. [DOI: 10.2298/sarh200828100v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Gluten-related disorders are a heterogeneous group of clinical entities
caused by intolerance of wheat, rye, and barley flour components. They occur
in 3-5% of genetically predisposed persons and based on pathogenic and
clinical features are classified into celiac disease, non-celiac gluten
sensitivity, and wheat allergy. There are also specific entities such as
dermatitis herpetiformis or gluten ataxia, which can occur either within the
celiac disease or independently. This article based on the current knowledge
shows the basic details of the pathogenesis, clinical expression, diagnosis,
and treatment of these disorders.
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Koskimaa S, Kivelä L, Arvola T, Hiltunen P, Huhtala H, Kaukinen K, Kurppa K. Clinical characteristics and long-term health in celiac disease patients diagnosed in early childhood: Large cohort study. Dig Liver Dis 2020; 52:1315-1322. [PMID: 32900652 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2020.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Revised: 07/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Early detection of celiac disease could theoretically prevent most of the disease-associated complications, but long-term effects of this approach are unclear. AIMS To investigate features at diagnosis and adulthood health in celiac disease patients diagnosed in early childhood in 1965-2014. METHODS Medical data on 978 pediatric patients were collected and study questionnaires sent to 559 adult patients who were diagnosed in childhood. Results were compared between patients diagnosed in early (≤3.0 years) and later (3.1-17.9 years) childhood. RESULTS Early diagnosed patients (n=131) had more often total villous atrophy (37% vs 25%, p=0.001), gastrointestinal presentation (61% vs 47%, p<0.001), growth disturbances (70% vs 32%, p=0.001) and severe symptoms (30% vs 9%, p<0.001) and were less often screen-detected (10% vs 27%, p<0.001) at diagnosis than those diagnosed later (n=847). Among 239 adult responders, early diagnosed patients (n=36) had fewer comorbidities (33% vs 53%, p=0.034) but considered their health less often good/excellent (69% vs 84%, p=0.029). The groups were comparable in current age, dietary adherence, symptoms and health-related quality of life. CONCLUSION Despite more severe initial presentation, the long-term health in early diagnosed patients was mostly comparable or even better to those diagnosed later in childhood. Poorer self-perceived health suggests a need for support during the transition to adulthood care.
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- Sara Koskimaa
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland; Center for Child Health Research, Tampere University and Department of Pediatrics, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Center for Child Health Research, Tampere University and Department of Pediatrics, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Children's Hospital, and Pediatric Research Center, Helsinki, Finland.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hospital District of Kanta-Häme, Hämeenlinna, Finland
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- Center for Child Health Research, Tampere University and Department of Pediatrics, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland; Department of Internal Medicine, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; Celiac Disease Research Center, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland; Center for Child Health Research, Tampere University and Department of Pediatrics, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; The University Consortium of Seinäjoki, and Department of Pediatrics, Seinäjoki Central Hospital, Seinäjoki, Finland
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[Diagnosis of celiac disease in clinical practice: present and future]. An Pediatr (Barc) 2020; 94:223-229. [PMID: 32891578 DOI: 10.1016/j.anpedi.2020.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Revised: 06/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION European guidelines for the diagnosis of celiac disease (CD) have been updated in 2020. The primary objective was to review the compliance with the diagnostic criteria for CD, according to ESPGHAN 2012. Secondarily, to describe the clinical characteristics of the patients and to assess the changes that would be implied by the application of the new 2020 criteria. PATIENTS AND METHODS Retrospective multicenter study in which 10 centers participated. Patients from 0 to 16 years old with a new diagnosis of CD in 2018-2019 were included. Clinical, serological variables and the performance of intestinal biopsy (IB) were collected. RESULTS 163 patients were included (57% female) with a median age of 7.6 years (SD 4.4). The form of presentation was: 47.8% classical, 30.7% no classical and 21.5% asymptomatic, with differences depending on age. Total IgA and anti-transglutaminase IgA antibodies were performed in all centers as the first diagnostic step. IgA anti-endomysial antibodies (EMA) were performed in 80%, and HLA haplotype in 95%. Of the total, 78 cases (47.9%) met criteria for not performing intestinal biopsy (IB). IB was indicated in the remaining 85 patients, but was not performed in 29 cases (17.8%). The performance of IB was lower in the secondary hospitals than in the tertiary ones (p < 0.05). If we applied the ESPGHAN 2020 criteria, we would disregard the HLA study, and 21 more patients would not have required IB (going from 47.9% to 60.7% of the total). CONCLUSIONS Discrepancies are observed in the application of the ESPGHAN 2012 diagnostic criteria due to the different accessibility to EMA and endoscopic IB in secondary centers. With the ESPGHAN-2020 criteria, around 60% of patients will be able to be diagnosed without IB, provided that the determination of EMA is ensured.
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Influence of Compliance to Diet and Self-Efficacy Expectation on Quality of Life in Patients with Celiac Disease in Spain. Nutrients 2020; 12:nu12092672. [PMID: 32887250 PMCID: PMC7551960 DOI: 10.3390/nu12092672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Revised: 08/28/2020] [Accepted: 08/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The purpose of this study is to understand the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with celiac disease (CD) and analyze its main determinants. A transversal descriptive study of 738 patients with celiac disease was carried out. A series of questionnaires were answered related to their HRQoL, adherence to a gluten-free diet (GFD), and self-efficacy beliefs among other relevant variables. Regression analyses were carried out in order to explore the predictive variables in adherence to the GFD and HRQoL. A total of 61.2% showed a good HRQoL, and the main predictors of HRQoL were specific self-efficacy, adherence to the diet, risk perception, time since diagnosis, and age. While 68.7% of participants showed good or excellent adherence to the GFD, and the main predictors of adherence were specific self-efficacy, perceived adoption of recommended behaviors, HRQoL and gender. The HRQoL of patients with CD, and adherence to the GFD in Spain, are good. It is the self-efficacy expectation, measured specifically and not generally, which is the best predictor of both adherence and HRQoL. It is necessary to develop programs to improve the HRQoL of patients with CD that focus on improving specific self-efficacy.
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Sandfeld-Paulsen B, Parkner T, Knudsen CS. Anti-transglutaminase IgA antibody measurement in coeliac disease: Method comparison IDS-iSYS vs. Thermo Fisher Phadia. Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation 2020; 80:552-555. [PMID: 32844702 DOI: 10.1080/00365513.2020.1812115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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In coeliac disease, the diagnostic work-up is based on a combination of clinical, histopathological and serological evaluation. Among the serological tests, the presence of tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies is the cornerstone owed to a high sensitivity and specificity. Recently, Immunodiagnostic Systems Ltd (IDS) introduced the fully automated chemiluminescent autoimmune assays for use on the IDS-iSYS Multi-Discipline Automated System. In this study, we aimed to compare the performance of the IDS-iSYS assay to the Thermo Fisher Phadia assay and to establish the upper reference limit of tTG IgA in a healthy population from Denmark based on the IDS-iSYS assay. We discovered a total imprecision of CV = 12.2% (2.87 AU/mL) and CV = 10.6% (47.55 AU/mL). Moreover, we compared the performance of IDS-iSYS assay to Thermo Fisher Phadia assay in 236 samples from unselected patients submit for tTG IgA testing and found a concordance of 97% (p < .0001). Furthermore, in 150 healthy blood donors, we established the upper reference limit of 3.26 AU/mL (95% CI: 3.10 - 3.90) was identified. Our study validates the performance of the IDS-iSYS tTG IgA assay and demonstrates results in concordance with the established Thermo Fisher Phadia. Furthermore, it provides estimates for the upper reference interval limit of the tTG-IgA.
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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Stillhart C, Vučićević K, Augustijns P, Basit AW, Batchelor H, Flanagan TR, Gesquiere I, Greupink R, Keszthelyi D, Koskinen M, Madla CM, Matthys C, Miljuš G, Mooij MG, Parrott N, Ungell AL, de Wildt SN, Orlu M, Klein S, Müllertz A. Impact of gastrointestinal physiology on drug absorption in special populations––An UNGAP review. Eur J Pharm Sci 2020; 147:105280. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2020.105280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2019] [Revised: 02/10/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Poddighe D, Rebuffi C, De Silvestri A, Capittini C. Carrier frequency of HLA-DQB1*02 allele in patients affected with celiac disease: A systematic review assessing the potential rationale of a targeted allelic genotyping as a first-line screening. World J Gastroenterol 2020; 26:1365-1381. [PMID: 32256023 PMCID: PMC7109277 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i12.1365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2019] [Revised: 03/10/2020] [Accepted: 03/22/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Celiac Disease (CD) is an immune-mediated disorder, in which the HLA immunogenetic background (DQ2 and DQ8 heterodimers) and environmental trigger (gluten) are well established. Indeed, both factors are necessary – but not sufficient – to develop CD. However, it is very likely that CD is underdiagnosed in both developing and developed countries, due to several aspects, including the fact that a lot of patients present mild and/or atypical symptoms, without the presence of any recognized risk factors. Therefore, the possibility and feasibility of widened screening strategies to identify CD patients are debated.
AIM To provide further evidence of the main epidemiological importance of HLA-DQB1*02 allele in the population of CD patients.
METHODS We performed a systematic search in PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane, Web of Science and Scopus databases, in order to produce a systematic review assessing the carrier frequency of HLA-DQB1*02 allele in the celiac population. Following the PRISMA guidelines, we retrieved all the original articles describing CD patients’ HLA-DQB1 genotype in such a way that could allow to assess the HLA-DQB1*02 carrier frequency among CD patients, along with the evidence of the appropriate diagnostic work-up to achieve a correct and final diagnosis of CD.
RESULTS The final output of this systematic search in the medical literature consisted of 38 studies providing the appropriate HLA-DQB1 genotype information of the respective CD population. According to this systematic review, including a pool of 4945 HLA-DQ genotyped CD patients, the HLA-DQB1*02 carrier frequency was 94.94%, meaning that only 5.06% of CD patients were completely lacking this allelic variant. Interestingly, if we consider only the studies whereby the prevalence of CD patients affected with type 1 diabetes mellitus was supposed or clearly established to be very low, the frequency of non-HLA-DQB1*02 carriers among CD patients dropped to 3.65%.
CONCLUSION Such a high carrier frequency of the HLA-DQB1*02 allelic variant (which is > 95%-96% in CD patients without risk factors, like type 1 diabetes mellitus comorbidity) might be exploited to consider a cost-effective and widened screening approach. If a sustainable strategy could be implemented through a low-cost targeted genetic test to detect the individual presence of HLA-DQB1*02 allele, an appropriate algorithm for serological screening in individuals resulting to be genetically predisposed to CD, might be considered.
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- Dimitri Poddighe
- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Grant Office and Scientific Documentation Center, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia 27100, Italy
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- Scientific Direction, Clinical Epidemiology and Biometric Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia 27100, Italy
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- Scientific Direction, Clinical Epidemiology and Biometric Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia 27100, Italy
- Department of Biology and Biotechnology "Lazzaro Spallanzani", University of Pavia, Pavia 27100, Italy
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Riechmann ER, Villasante GCD, Pascual MLC, Aliaga ED, Allué IP, Sánchez-Valverde F, Koninckx CR. Rational application of the new European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) 2020 criteria for the diagnosis of coeliac disease. ANALES DE PEDIATRÍA (ENGLISH EDITION) 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anpede.2019.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Aplicación racional de los nuevos criterios de la European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) 2020 para el diagnóstico de la enfermedad celíaca. An Pediatr (Barc) 2020; 92:110.e1-110.e9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anpedi.2019.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Revised: 11/25/2019] [Accepted: 12/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Gluten-related disorders, including celiac disease, wheat allergy, and nonceliac gluten sensitivity (NCGS), are increasingly reported worldwide. Celiac disease is caused by an immune-mediated reaction to ingested gluten in genetically susceptible persons. NCGS is largely a diagnosis of exclusion when other causes of symptoms have been ruled out. All patients with celiac disease should be referred to a registered dietitian nutritionist with expertise in celiac disease and a gastroenterologist who specializes in celiac disease and malabsorptive disorders, and they should remain on a strict gluten-free diet indefinitely. This article provides an overview of gluten- and wheat-related disorders.
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- Joshua Elliott Rubin
- University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California (J.E.R., S.E.C.)
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- University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California (J.E.R., S.E.C.)
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Molder A, Balaban DV, Jinga M, Molder CC. Current Evidence on Computer-Aided Diagnosis of Celiac Disease: Systematic Review. Front Pharmacol 2020; 11:341. [PMID: 32372947 PMCID: PMC7179080 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.00341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2019] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Celiac disease (CD) is a chronic autoimmune disease that occurs in genetically predisposed individuals in whom the ingestion of gluten leads to damage of the small bowel. It is estimated to affect 1 in 100 people worldwide, but is severely underdiagnosed. Currently available guidelines require CD-specific serology and atrophic histology in duodenal biopsy samples for the diagnosis of adult CD. In pediatric CD, but in recent years in adults also, nonbioptic diagnostic strategies have become increasingly popular. In this setting, in order to increase the diagnostic rate of this pathology, endoscopy itself has been thought of as a case finding strategy by use of digital image processing techniques. Research focused on computer aided decision support used as database video capsule, endoscopy and even biopsy duodenal images. Early automated methods for diagnosis of celiac disease used feature extraction methods like spatial domain features, transform domain features, scale-invariant features and spatio-temporal features. Recent artificial intelligence (AI) techniques using deep learning (DL) methods such as convolutional neural network (CNN), support vector machines (SVM) or Bayesian inference have emerged as a breakthrough computer technology which can be used for computer aided diagnosis of celiac disease. In the current review we summarize methods used in clinical studies for classification of CD from feature extraction methods to AI techniques.
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- Adriana Molder
- Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
- Center of Excellence in Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Military Technical Academy Ferdinand I, Bucharest, Romania
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- Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
- Gastroenterology Department, Dr. Carol Davila Central Military Emergency University Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
- *Correspondence: Daniel Vasile Balaban,
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- Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
- Gastroenterology Department, Dr. Carol Davila Central Military Emergency University Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
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- Center of Excellence in Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Military Technical Academy Ferdinand I, Bucharest, Romania
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Taavela J, Viiri K, Popp A, Oittinen M, Dotsenko V, Peräaho M, Staff S, Sarin J, Leon F, Mäki M, Isola J. Histological, immunohistochemical and mRNA gene expression responses in coeliac disease patients challenged with gluten using PAXgene fixed paraffin-embedded duodenal biopsies. BMC Gastroenterol 2019; 19:189. [PMID: 31730447 PMCID: PMC6858741 DOI: 10.1186/s12876-019-1089-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2019] [Accepted: 10/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Background There is an unmet need for novel treatments, such as drugs or vaccines, adjunctive to or replacing a burdensome life-long gluten-free diet for coeliac disease. The gold standard for successful treatment is a healed small intestinal mucosa, and therefore, the outcome measures in proof-of-concept studies should be based on evaluation of small intestine biopsies. We here evaluated morphometric, immunohistochemical and messenger RNA (mRNA) expression changes in coeliac disease patients challenged with gluten using PAXgene fixed paraffin-embedded biopsies. Methods Fifteen coeliac disease patients were challenged with 4 g of gluten per day for 10 weeks and 24 non-coeliac patients served as disease controls. A wide array of histological and immunohistochemical staining and mRNA-based gene expression tests (RT-qPCR and RNAseq) were carried out. Results Digital quantitative villous height: crypt depth ratio (VH: CrD) measurements revealed significant duodenal mucosal deterioration in all coeliac disease patients on gluten challenge. In contrast, the Marsh-Oberhuber class worsened in only 80% of coeliac patients. Measuring the intraepithelial CD3+ T-lymphocyte and lamina propria CD138+ plasma cell densities simultaneously proved to be a meaningful new measure of inflammation. Stainings for γδ T cells and IgA deposits, where previously frozen samples have been needed, were successful in PAXgene fixed paraffin-embedded samples. Messenger RNA extraction from the same paraffin-embedded biopsy block was successful and allowed large-scale qRT-PCR and RNAseq analyses for gene expression. Molecular morphometry, using the mRNA expression ratio of villous epithelium-specific gene APOA4 to crypt proliferation gene Ki67, showed a similar significant distinction between paired baseline and post-gluten challenge biopsies as quantitative histomorphometry. Conclusion Rigorous digitally measured histologic and molecular markers suitable for gluten challenge studies can be obtained from a single paraffin-embedded biopsy specimen. Molecular morphometry seems to be a promising new tool that can be used in situations where assessing duodenal mucosal health is of paramount importance. In addition, the diagnostically valuable IgA deposits were now stained in paraffin-embedded specimens making them more accessible in routine clinics.
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- Juha Taavela
- Department of Paediatrics, Tampere Centre for Child Health Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland.,Department of Internal Medicine, Central Finland Central Hospital, Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Department of Paediatrics, Tampere Centre for Child Health Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Paediatrics, Tampere Centre for Child Health Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland.,University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila" and National Institute for Mother and Child Health "Alessandrescu-Rusescu", Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Paediatrics, Tampere Centre for Child Health Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Paediatrics, Tampere Centre for Child Health Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Central Finland Central Hospital, Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland.,Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland.,Jilab Inc., Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Paediatrics, Tampere Centre for Child Health Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland. .,Jilab Inc., Tampere, Finland.
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Is There a Role of Using a Rapid Finger Prick Antibody Test in Screening for Celiac Disease in Children? Gastroenterol Res Pract 2019; 2019:4504679. [PMID: 31687014 PMCID: PMC6800941 DOI: 10.1155/2019/4504679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2019] [Accepted: 09/03/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Introduction Celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmune disease triggered by gluten in genetically predisposed individuals. Despite the increasing prevalence of CD, many patients remain undiagnosed. Standard serology tests are expensive and invasive, so several point-of-care tests (POC) for CD have been developed. We aimed to determine the prevalence of CD in first-grade pupils in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia, using a POC test. Methods A Biocard celiac test that detects IgA antibodies to tissue transglutaminase in whole blood was used to screen for celiac disease in healthy first-grade children born in 2011 and 2012 who consumed gluten without restrictions. Results 1478 children were tested, and none of them were tested positive with a rapid test. In 10 children (0,6%), IgA deficiency has been suspected; only 4 of them agreed to be tested further for total IgA, anti-tTG, and anti-DGP antibodies. IgA deficiency was confirmed in 3 patients, and in all 4 children, CD has been excluded. Conclusion Our results have not confirmed the usefulness of the POC test in screening the general population of first-grade schoolchildren. Further research is needed to establish the true epidemiology of CD in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County and to confirm the value of the rapid test in comparison with standard antibody CD testing.
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The Challenge of Treatment in Potential Celiac Disease. Gastroenterol Res Pract 2019; 2019:8974751. [PMID: 31772571 PMCID: PMC6854910 DOI: 10.1155/2019/8974751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2019] [Accepted: 08/19/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Potential celiac disease (PCD) is defined by the presence of positive serum antibodies, HLA-DQ2/DQ8 haplotypes, and a normal small intestinal mucosa (Marsh grade 0-1). This condition occurs in one-fifth of celiac disease (CD) patients and usually represents a clinical challenge. We reviewed genetic, histologic, and clinical features of this specific condition by performing a systematic search on MEDLINE, Embase, and Scholar database. Accordingly, we identified different genetic features in patients with PCD compared to the classical forms. Frequently, signs of inflammation (deposits of immunoglobulin A (IgA) and/or increased number of intraepithelial lymphocytes) can be clearly identify in the mucosa of PCD patients after an accurate histological assessment. Finally, the main challenge is represented by the treatment: the gluten-free diet should be considered only in the presence of gluten-dependent symptoms in both children and adults. What is known: (i) potential celiac disease (PCD) occurs in one-fifth of all celiac diseases (CD), and (ii) despite the absence of classical lesions, clear signs of inflammation are often detectable. What is new: (i) patients with PCD show different genetic features, and (ii) the presence of gluten-dependent symptoms is the main determinant to initiate the gluten-free diet, after a complete diagnostic work-up.
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