title: [Should the whole population be screened for coeliac disease?].
abstract: To address the issue of mass screening in coeliac disease strict criteria shall be defined. Principles and practice of screening for disease have been defined 40 years ago by Wilson and Jungner, there are still accurate and applied, specially in France for neonatal screening. Screening the whole population for gluten intolerance is not recommended at this time. Aress with gap in scientific knowledge are identified and further prospective epidemiologic studies are needed. These include the timing of screening, defining the natural history of screening-identified asymptomatic patients, developing tools to predict disease onset and disease remission and the potential risks of screening. At the present time, only identification and testing of high-risks groups is recommended.
authors.affiliation: Gastro-Entérologie et Nutrition, Hôpital des Enfants, 330 Avenue de Grande-Bretagne, TSA 70034, 31059 Toulouse cedex 9, France. olives.jp@chu-toulouse.fr
authors.forename: J-P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Olives
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015997:Neonatal Screening / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data