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The changing face of childhood celiac disease in north america: impact of serological testing.
Pediatrics - 1 Dec 2009
McGowan Kelly E, Castiglione Derek A, Butzner J Decker
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The goal was to evaluate the impact of immunoglobulin A endomysial antibody testing on the incidence and clinical presentation of childhood celiac disease. METHODS: The incidence and clinical presentation of celiac disease in patients <18 years of age in 1990-1996 (pretesting group) versus 2000-2006 (testing group) were compared. RESULTS: The median age at diagnosis was 2 years (95% confidence...
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