Recognizing the Emergent and Submerged Iceberg of the Celiac Disease: ITAMA Project-Global Strategy Protocol

• Main Authors: Giuseppe Magazzù (Author), Samuel Aquilina (Author), Christopher Barbara (Author), Ramon Bondin (Author), Ignazio Brusca (Author), Jacqueline Bugeja (Author), Mark Camilleri (Author), Donato Cascio (Author), Stefano Costa (Author), Chiara Cuzzupè (Author), Annalise Duca (Author), Maria Fregapane (Author), Vito Gentile (Author), Angele Giuliano (Author), Alessia Grifò (Author), Anne-Marie Grima (Author), Antonio Ieni (Author), Giada Li Calzi (Author), Fabiana Maisano (Author), Giuseppinella Melita (Author), Socrate Pallio (Author), Ilenia Panasiti (Author), Salvatore Pellegrino (Author), Claudio Romano (Author), Salvatore Sorce (Author), Marco Elio Tabacchi (Author), Vincenzo Taormina (Author), Domenico Tegolo (Author), Andrea Tortora (Author), Cesare Valenti (Author), Cecil Vella (Author), Giuseppe Raso (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Coeliac disease (CD) is frequently underdiagnosed with a consequent heavy burden in terms of morbidity and health care costs. Diagnosis of CD is based on the evaluation of symptoms and anti-transglutaminase antibodies IgA (TGA-IgA) levels, with values above a tenfold increase being the basis of the...