Gastroenterology
Volume 137, Issue 1 , Pages 88-93, July 2009

Increased Prevalence and Mortality in Undiagnosed Celiac Disease

  • Alberto Rubio–Tapia

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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  • Robert A. Kyle

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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  • Edward L. Kaplan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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  • Dwight R. Johnson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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  • William Page

      Affiliations

    • Medical Follow-Up Agency, Washington, DC
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  • Frederick Erdtmann

      Affiliations

    • Medical Follow-Up Agency, Washington, DC
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  • Tricia L. Brantner

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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  • W. Ray Kim

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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  • Tara K. Phelps

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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  • Brian D. Lahr

      Affiliations

    • Division of Biomedical Informatics and Statistics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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  • Alan R. Zinsmeister

      Affiliations

    • Division of Biomedical Informatics and Statistics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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  • L. Joseph Melton III

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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  • Joseph A. Murray

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests Address requests for reprints to: Joseph A. Murray, MD, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905

Received 4 February 2009; accepted 31 March 2009. published online 13 April 2009.

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    •  This article has an accompanying continuing medical education activity on page 373. Learning Objective: Upon completion of this CME exercise, successful learners will be able to understand the potential impact of the changing prevalence of undiagnosed celiac disease in its potential effect on long-term outcome.

     Conflicts of interest The authors disclose no conflicts.

     Funding Supported in part by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award/Training Grant in Gastrointestinal Allergy and Immunology Research T32 AI07047 (A.R.-T.), NIH grants DK57892, DK070031, AR30582 (J.A.M.), DK61617 (W.R.K.), and CA62242 (R.A.K.), and the CTSA grant 1UL1RR024150-01 from the National Center for Research Resources.

    PII: S0016-5085(09)00523-X

    doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2009.03.059

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    • Continuing Medical Education Exam 2, July 2009 , 01 June 2009

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