Background & Aims Celiac disease is a major public health problem worldwide. Although
initially it was reported from countries with predominant Caucasian populations, it now has …

Previous studies have estimated a prevalence of a broad grouping of autoimmune diseases
of 3.2%, based on literature review of studies published between 1965 and 1995, and 5.3 …

Celiac disease (CD) is an immune-mediated enteropathy triggered by the ingestion of gluten
in genetically susceptible individuals. It is one of the most common lifelong disorders on a …

Background Coeliac disease (CD), originally thought to be largely confined to Northern
Europe and Australasia and uncommon in North America and the Middle East, is now …

Celiac disease (CD) is one of the commonest lifelong disorders in countries populated by
individuals of European origin, affecting approximately 1% of the general population. This is …

Evidence of the prevalence of celiac disease comes from serological screening studies.
These have revealed that celiac disease is common, occurring in about 1% of the population …

Background: Several screening studies have indicated an increased prevalence of celiac
disease (CD) among individuals with autoimmune thyroid disease (ATD), but estimates have …

Celiac disease (CD) is a gluten-sensitive, immunemediated chronic enteropathy with a wide
range of manifestations of variable severity. It is triggered by the ingestion of gliadin fractions …

Background Some limited studies of coeliac disease have shown higher frequency of
coeliac disease in infancy and adolescence than in adulthood. This finding has remained …

Background & Aims A higher proportion of female vs male patients receive a diagnosis of
celiac disease. Little is known about sex-based differences in the prevalence of celiac …