Osteopenia in patients with clinically silent coeliac disease warrants screening.
Bone-mineral density was measured in 19 clinically silent coeliac patients. The density was low, comparable with that in coeliac cases, and improved by gluten-free diet.
Mustalahti
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Collin
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Sievänen
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Salmi
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Mäki
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015519:Bone Density; D001851:Bone Diseases, Metabolic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000178:diet therapy; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000178:diet therapy; D005260:Female; D005983:Glutens / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D012016:Reference Values
D005983:Glutens