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Screening for celiac disease in diabetic children from Iran

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Celiac disease has been shown to be associated with type 1 diabetes mellitus. We conducted this study to determine the frequency of celiac disease in a group of Iranian diabetic children. Ninety-six patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus were tested for anti-tissue transglutaminase antibodies. Six patients (6.25%) were seropositive, and histopathological changes were compatible with celiac disease in intestinal biopsy.

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  1. Departments of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Gholam-Hossein Fallahi & Javad H. Ahmadian

  2. Growth and Development Research Center, Pediatrics Center of Excellence, Children’s Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Ali Rabbani, Azadeh Yousefnezhad & Nima Rezaei

  3. Children’s Medical Center Hospital, 62 Qarib St, Keshavarz Blvd, Tehran, 14194, Iran

    Gholam-Hossein Fallahi

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Fallahi, GH., Ahmadian, J.H., Rabbani, A. et al. Screening for celiac disease in diabetic children from Iran. Indian Pediatr 47, 268–270 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-010-0048-8

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