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Is Vitamin D Deficiency A Feature Of Pediatric Celiac Disease?, Jeffrey Villanueva, Louise Maranda, Benjamin U. Nwosu
Is Vitamin D Deficiency A Feature Of Pediatric Celiac Disease?, Jeffrey Villanueva, Louise Maranda, Benjamin U. Nwosu
Benjamin U. Nwosu
Background: Celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmune enteropathy characterized by villus atrophy and malabsorption of essential nutrients. Vitamin D deficiency has been described in autoimmune diseases, but its status in prepubertal children with CD has not been adequately studied.
Objective: To determine the vitamin D status of prepubertal children with CD.
Study design: A retrospective study of prepubertal children aged 3–12 years with CD (n=24) who were compared to prepubertal, non-CD children of the same age (n=50). Children were included in the study if they had a diagnosis of CD by intestinal biopsy, and were not on a gluten-free diet …