title: Indian task force for celiac disease: current status.
abstract: There are limited data on celiac disease (CD) from India. The limited knowledge about CD in India might be attributed to several factors. The first meeting of the Indian Task Force for Celiac Disease was held in the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, India in December 2008. The objectives of the meeting were to focus research on prevalence of CD in the wheat-eating Northern vs the rice-eating Southern Indian population, low-budget serological assays to study the underprivileged population, to involve other medical subspecialties in CD, to suggest proper legislation regarding wheat food labeling, and to organize affordable food substitutes for patients with celiac disease.
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Duvvuru Nageshwar
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: Govind K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Makharia
authors.forename: Ajit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sood
authors.forename: Balakrishnan S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Ramakrishna
authors.forename: Surender Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Yachha
authors.forename: Babu Ram
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Thapa
authors.forename: Rupa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.forename: Sekaran
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Anuradha
authors.forename: Usha
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Dutta
authors.forename: Amarender Singh
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Puri
authors.forename: Ajay Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Chris Jj
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Mulder
authors.forename: Ajay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Sesikeran
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boindala
mesh_terms: D053704:Capsule Endoscopy; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004032:Diet; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D010349:Patient Compliance