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American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Definition: “Chronic malabsorptive disorder of the small intestine caused by exposure to dietary gluten in genetically predisposed individuals” | |||
'''Celiac disease''' is an [[Autoimmunity|autoimmune]] disorder of the [[small bowel]] that occurs in [[Genetic predisposition|genetically predisposed]] people of all ages from middle infancy. Symptoms include chronic [[diarrhoea]], [[failure to thrive]] (in children) and [[fatigue (physical)|fatigue]], but these may be absent and symptoms in all other organ systems have been described. It is estimated to affect about 1% of Indo-European populations, although significantly underdiagnosed. A growing portion of diagnoses are being made in asymptomatic persons as a result of increasing screening.<ref name=VanHeelWest>{{cite journal | author = van Heel D, West J | title = Recent advances in coeliac disease | url = http://gut.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/55/7/1037 | journal = Gut | volume = 55 | issue = 7 | pages = 1037–46 | year = 2006 | id = PMID 16766754}}</ref> | '''Celiac disease''' is an [[Autoimmunity|autoimmune]] disorder of the [[small bowel]] that occurs in [[Genetic predisposition|genetically predisposed]] people of all ages from middle infancy. Symptoms include chronic [[diarrhoea]], [[failure to thrive]] (in children) and [[fatigue (physical)|fatigue]], but these may be absent and symptoms in all other organ systems have been described. It is estimated to affect about 1% of Indo-European populations, although significantly underdiagnosed. A growing portion of diagnoses are being made in asymptomatic persons as a result of increasing screening.<ref name=VanHeelWest>{{cite journal | author = van Heel D, West J | title = Recent advances in coeliac disease | url = http://gut.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/55/7/1037 | journal = Gut | volume = 55 | issue = 7 | pages = 1037–46 | year = 2006 | id = PMID 16766754}}</ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Definition: “Chronic malabsorptive disorder of the small intestine caused by exposure to dietary gluten in genetically predisposed individuals”
Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder of the small bowel that occurs in genetically predisposed people of all ages from middle infancy. Symptoms include chronic diarrhoea, failure to thrive (in children) and fatigue, but these may be absent and symptoms in all other organ systems have been described. It is estimated to affect about 1% of Indo-European populations, although significantly underdiagnosed. A growing portion of diagnoses are being made in asymptomatic persons as a result of increasing screening.[1]
References
- ↑ van Heel D, West J (2006). "Recent advances in coeliac disease". Gut. 55 (7): 1037–46. PMID 16766754.