You are here

Article Text

Article menu
Download PDFPDF
Original article
Influence of infant feeding and gluten intake on coeliac disease
  1. H Aschera,
  2. I Krantzb,
  3. L Rydbergc,
  4. P Nordinb,
  5. B Kristianssona
  1. aDepartment of Paediatrics, Göteborg University, East University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden, bNordic School of Public Health, Göteborg, Sweden, cThe Regional Blood Centre, Göteborg University, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden
  1. Dr Henry Ascher, Department of Paediatrics, Göteborg University, East University Hospital, S-416 85 Göteborg, Sweden.

Abstract

OBJECTIVES To study the impact of infant feeding habits and actual gluten intake on gluten induced enteropathy.

METHODS A case-referent design, controlling for the HLA alleles conferring increased genetic risk, was used. All 164 siblings of 97 probands were investigated. Eighty five of the siblings, carrying the genes DQA1*0501-DQB1*02 conferring susceptibility for the disease, were investigated by interview, food recording, and taking a small intestinal biopsy sample. Eight cases of silent coeliac disease were found and these were compared with the 73 siblings in whom the diagnosis was excluded.

RESULTS No statistically significant differences were found between cases and referents in terms of duration of breast feeding, age at introduction of cows’ milk products, frequency of breast feeding after gluten introduction, and gluten consumption.

CONCLUSIONS The studied factors may be of less importance for the development of gluten induced enteropathy.

  • coeliac disease
  • HLA alleles
  • infant feeding habits
  • gluten consumption.

https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.76.2.113

Statistics from Altmetric.com

    Request Permissions

    If you wish to reuse any or all of this article please use the link below which will take you to the Copyright Clearance Center’s RightsLink service. You will be able to get a quick price and instant permission to reuse the content in many different ways.

    View Full Text

    Footnotes