Screening for coeliac disease in children and adults living in a slum of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Background and objectiveSerological screening with a confirmation through biopsy has improved the understanding of coeliac disease (CD) epidemiology worldwide. Prevalence of CD in Bangladesh is not yet explored and therefore, we aimed to assess the seroprevalence of CD in slum-dwelling malnourished...

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Published in:BMJ open gastroenterology 2019-01, Vol.6 (1), p.e000294-e000294
Main Authors: Gazi, Md. Amran, Das, Subhasish, Mahfuz, Mustafa, Hasan, Md. Mehedi, Hossain, Md. Shabab, Fahim, Shah Mohammad, Alam, Md. Ashraful, Noor, Zannatun, Gilchrist, Carol A, Petri, William A, Rahman, M Masudur, Mazumder, Ramendra Nath, Haque, Rashidul, Sarker, Shafiqul Alam, Ahmed, Tahmeed
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Antigens
Celiac disease
Clinical medicine
Coeliac Disease
Gastroenterology
Irritable bowel syndrome
Malnutrition
Population
Systematic review
Vitamin deficiency
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Summary:Background and objectiveSerological screening with a confirmation through biopsy has improved the understanding of coeliac disease (CD) epidemiology worldwide. Prevalence of CD in Bangladesh is not yet explored and therefore, we aimed to assess the seroprevalence of CD in slum-dwelling malnourished children and adults in Dhaka.MethodsSerum samples were collected from three different cohorts: stunted (length-for-age Z-scores (LAZ)
ISSN:2054-4774
2054-4774
DOI:10.1136/bmjgast-2019-000294