title: Should all children be screened for celiac disease?
abstract: To address the issue of screening children for celiac disease, current evidence has been summarized and placed within the context of 8 established criteria for childhood screening. Screening all children for celiac disease is not recommended at this time. Areas with gaps in knowledge are identified as areas in need of further study. These include the timing of screening, defining the natural history of screening-identified celiac disease, developing tools to predict disease onset and disease remission, and the risks of screening.
authors.affiliation: Section of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, The Children's Hospital, Denver, Colorado, USA. Hoffenberg.edward@tchden.org
authors.forename: Edward J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Hoffenberg
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008403:Mass Screening; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors