Celiac.com 07/02/2018 - We know from earlier studies that diagnosed celiac disease is more common in women than in men, but there isn’t much good data on sex-based differences in undiagnosed celiac disease. To address this discrepancy, Claire L. Jansson-Knodell, MD, and her colleagues at the Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, Minnesota, conducted a meta-analysis of studies that performed both a screening and confirmatory test that included either a second serological study or a small intestine biopsy, and that that provided clear and complete data regarding sex. 
According to data they presented at Digestive Disease Week 2018 in Washington, D.C., women are significantly more likely than men to have undiagnosed celiac disease, and the numbers are even higher for younger girls.
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Celiac.com 06/11/2020 - Who should get screened for celiac disease? Traditionally, doctors test for celiac disease, based on the following factors:
Signs and symptoms of malabsorption, including chronic diarrhea with weight loss, steatorrhea, abdominal pain after eating, and bloating, or: Laboratory evidence of malabsorption, particularly in people who have a first-degree family member with a confirmed celiac disease diagnosis. This includes associated nutritional deficiencies, or: A personal history of an autoimmune disease, or an IgA deficiency, or: Biopsy-proven DH, iron-deficiency anemia refractory to oral supplementation, or hypertransaminasemia with no other origins. So who, exactly, should be screened for celiac disease?
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Celiac.com 04/25/2022 - Even with numerous advances in celiac disease awareness and testing outreach, the path to diagnosis remains difficult for many patients, and misdiagnosis is still not uncommon. In general, celiac disease remains an under-diagnosed condition.
A team of researchers recently set out to investigate possible biochemical abnormalities associated with celiac disease antibody positivity in a primary health care setting and thereby identify predictors that could potentially reduce diagnostic delay and under-diagnosis of celiac disease. 
The research team included Line Lund Kårhus, Margit Kriegbaum, Mia Klinten Grand, Bent Struer Lind, Line Tang Møllehave, Jüri J. Rumessen, Christen Lykkegaard Andersen and Allan Linneberg.
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Celiac.com 10/23/2023 - A recent study conducted by a team of US investigators is shedding light on the use of European thresholds for diagnosing celiac disease in North America. This study seeks to determine how often biopsies are performed on children who are considered at high risk for celiac disease based on common diagnostic tests, yet meet the criteria for non-biopsy diagnoses according to European standards.
Dr. Denis Chang, the study's lead author, discussed the trial's design and its implications for celiac disease diagnostics in North America during an interview with HCPLive at the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (NASPGHAN) 2023 Annual Meeting in San Diego.
Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that affects the...