Methods The authors used a PubMed search using the mesh terms “celiac disease” and
“risk factors” up until March 1, 2018. This search identified 754 potentially relevant studies …

The intestinal epithelium, the largest interface between the host and environment, regulates
fluxes of ions and nutrients and limits host contact with the massive load of luminal antigens …

OBJECTIVES: The prevalence of celiac disease (CD) varies greatly, potentially because of
incomplete ascertainment of cases and small study samples with limited statistical power …

OBJECTIVE: The clinical spectrum of adults with celiac disease in the United States, where
the disease is considered rare, is not known. We sought this information by distributing a …

OBJECTIVES: First-degree relatives (FDRs) of patients with celiac disease (CD) are at high
risk for CD and prevalence among them varies from 1.6 to 38%. The risk of having CD …

Background Reports suggest that gluten sensitivity (GS) exists in the absence of coeliac
disease (CD). This clinical entity has been termed noncoeliac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) …

Celiac disease is a permanent intolerance to ingested gluten that results in immunologically
mediated inflammatory damage to the small-intestinal mucosa. Celiac disease is associated …

Background & Aims: Celiac disease is considered rare in North America. However, an
increasing incidence and widening clinical spectrum have been reported in many countries …

Celiac disease (CD) is an enteropathy resulting from an abnormal immune response to
gluten-derived peptides in genetically susceptible individuals. This immune response is …

Celiac disease is a multifactorial disease with complex genetics. Both HLA and non-HLA
genes contribute to the genetic component, but recent findings suggest that the importance …