Are Down’s syndrome patients a risk group for celiac disease?

Aleksandra Nowak-Oczkowska; Anna Szaflarska-Popławska; Anetta Soroczyńska-Wrzyszcz

doi:10.5114/pg.2013.34832

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Gastroenterology Review/Przegląd Gastroenterologiczny

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Are Down’s syndrome patients a risk group for celiac disease?

Aleksandra Nowak-Oczkowska

,

Anna Szaflarska-Popławska

,

Anetta Soroczyńska-Wrzyszcz

Prz Gastroenterol 2013, 8 (2): 77–85

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/pg.2013.34832

Online publish date: 2013/05/09

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Celiac disease is a genetically determined enteropathy caused by permanent gluten intolerance. The factors considered as responsible for celiac disease are genetic and environmental factors, as well as auto-immunological processes which lead to chronic inflammation. There are reports in the literature that indicate co-occurrence of celiac disease with many diseases, and one of the reported risk groups of celiac disease is patients with the most frequent chromosome abnormality – Down's syndrome. Many societies and authors recommend screening of this group.

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Are Down’s syndrome patients a risk group for celiac disease?

Aleksandra Nowak-Oczkowska , Anna Szaflarska-Popławska , Anetta Soroczyńska-Wrzyszcz

celiac disease, Down's syndrome, incidence, screening

Aleksandra Nowak-Oczkowska

,

Anna Szaflarska-Popławska

,

Anetta Soroczyńska-Wrzyszcz