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Prevalence of Celiac Disease in the United States

On February 10th, 2003 a Large Multicenter Study was published regarding the Prevalence of Celiac Disease in At-Risk and Not-At-Risk Groups in the United States. Click here to view the abstract

Results: In at-risk groups, the prevalence of CD was 1:22 in first-degree relatives, 1:39 in second-degree relatives, and 1:56 in symptomatic patients. The overall prevalence of CD in not-at-risk groups was 1:133. (At-risk subjects were either relatives of patients with CD or were patients who presented with CD-associated symptoms (diarrhea, abdominal pain, and constipation) or with CD-associated disorders (type 1 diabetes mellitus, Down syndrome, anemia, arthritis, osteoporosis, infertility, and short stature).

NIH Celiac Disease Consensus Conference, held June 2004

Read the National Institute of Health (NIH) Celiac Disease Consensus Statement.
Watch the on-line video archives of the NIH Celiac Disease Consensus Conference:
Day 1 (6/28/2004)
Day 2 (6/29/2004)
Day 3 (6/30/2004)