High prevalence of coeliac disease in siblings of children with type 1 diabetes
β Scribed by Zdenek Sumnik; Stanislava Kolouskova; Hana Malcova; Jan Vavrinec; Jitrenka Venhacova; Jan Lebl; Ondrej Cinek
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 157 KB
- Volume
- 164
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6997
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Screening for coeliac disease (CD) with serum antigliadin antibodies (AGA) was performed in 1032 diabetic children and adolescents. In 8 children CD had been diagnosed before study entry. Of the remaining 1024 children, 33 had an elevated AGA titre in the first serum sample. On follow-up an elevated
## Abstract Our patient is a 40βyearβold man with a 22βyear history of type 1 diabetes. His control had been consistently poor but he had minimal end organ damage. There was no significant past medical history or family history. He was a C1 driving licence holder, and the DVLA was aware of his diag