[Prevalence of celiac disease markers in a French cohort of children and adolescents with type 1 diabete mellitus]

Ann Endocrinol (Paris). 2004 Apr;65(2):131-5. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4266(04)95661-2.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of celiac disease (CD) markers in a French cohort of 84 children type 1 diabetics. Detection of antitransglutaminase (AtTG), antiendomysium (AEA) and antigliadin (AGA) antibodies was performed. Group 1 included 81 (96.4%) diabetic patients with negative antibodies. Group 2 included 3 patients (3.6%) with positive serological markers: 1 AGA-AEA-AtTG and 1 AEA-AtTG with proved histological diagnosis and 1 AGA positive with negative histology. No statistically significant difference was observed between the groups with regard to age, duration of diabetes, familial target stature, and ratios Height/Age and Weight/Height. Presence of CD serological markers was related to a lower level of HbA1c. Prevalence of CD serological markers is important in this French cohort but lower than other countries.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Autoantibodies / blood*
  • Biomarkers / blood
  • Celiac Disease / blood*
  • Celiac Disease / immunology
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cohort Studies
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / blood*
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / immunology
  • France
  • Gliadin / immunology
  • Humans
  • Transglutaminases / immunology

Substances

  • Autoantibodies
  • Biomarkers
  • Gliadin
  • Transglutaminases