Bone Mineral Density at Diagnosis of Celiac Disease and after 1 Year of Gluten-Free Diet

Atypical or silent celiac disease may go undiagnosed for many years and can frequently lead to loss of bone mineral density, with evolution to osteopenia or osteoporosis. The prevalence of the latter conditions, in case of new diagnosis of celiac disease, has been evaluated in many studies but, due...

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Main Authors: Stefano Pantaleoni, Massimo Luchino, Alessandro Adriani, Rinaldo Pellicano, Davide Stradella, Davide Giuseppe Ribaldone, Nicoletta Sapone, Gian Carlo Isaia, Marco Di Stefano, Marco Astegiano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/173082