Celiac Disease

Research from University of Pavia, Medical Department provides new data about celiac disease

Published in Cardiovascular Device Liability Week, February 8th, 2009

According to recent research from Pavia, Italy, " Anemia due to hematinic deficiencies is common in patients with untreated celiac disease. Although celiac disease is a chronic condition characterized by an intense inflammatory response of the intestinal mucosa, scant data are available about the prevalence of anemia of chronic disease in celiac disease."

"Design and Methods One hundred and fifty-two patients with celiac disease at presentation were studied. Anemia was investigated by determining complete blood counts, body iron status, serum levels of the soluble transferrin receptor, erythropoietin, prohepcidin and interferon-gamma. Genotyping for HFE mutations...

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Source: Cardiovascular Device Liability Week (2009-02-08)

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