Screening for Celiac Disease in Children With Type 1 Diabetes
Two views of the controversy
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Summary of published studies of children with type 1 diabetes screened for celiac disease with endomysial or tissue transglutaminase antibodies
Source Positive screen Positive biopsy Symptoms Diet improved Denmark (56) 10/104 (9.6%) 9/9 6/9 5/6 (4 refused) British Columbia (57) 18/232 (7.7%) 14/18 10/18 NI Wisconsin (58) 17/218 (7.8%) 10/14 3/10 2/3 Germany (59) 13/205 (6.3%) 7/8 3/8 NI Italy (49) 27/273 (9.9%) 16/20 2/16 2/2 New York (60) 10/211 (4.7%) 3/3 NI NI North Carolina/ Maryland (61) 3/81 (3.7%) 1/3 0/3 NI Total 98/1324 (7.4%) 60/75 (80%) 24/64 (37.5%) 9/11 (81.8%) NI, no information given.