August 3, 2004

Celiac disease under diagnosed NIH consensus panel finds

02 Aug 2004

Celiac disease is considerably under-diagnosed, according to an independent consensus panel convened last month by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The panel, charged with assessing all of the available scientific evidence on celiac disease, announced recommendations for the appropriate diagnosis and management of this disease, which was previously believed to be rare. Celiac disease may affect 3 million Americans. The disease is present in 0.5 to 1% of the U.S. population, ten times higher than previous estimates.

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Posted by gruwell at August 3, 2004 4:18 PM