'Silent' celiac disease common in patients' close relatives

  • 📰 ChannelNewsAsia
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 45 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Qulity Score:
  • News: 21%
  • Publisher: 66%

(Reuters Health) - When a family member has celiac disease, Mayo Clinic researchers recommend parents, siblings and children also be tested, after ...

Singapore Headlines News

Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines

- When a family member has celiac disease, Mayo Clinic researchers recommend parents, siblings and children also be tested, after a new study suggests first-degree relatives frequently have the condition, too - often without typical symptoms.

But Dr. Ritu Verma, medical director of the University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center, said the data validate what she sees in the clinic. But Absah notes that in recent years, a fair number of patients have been diagnosed who didn't have classic symptoms, which include weight loss and chronic diarrhea in adults, or stunted growth in children.

Absah and colleagues studied 104 patients with celiac disease, who altogether had 477 first-degree relatives. Of the 360 relatives who agreed to have the blood test, 160 were diagnosed with the disease, at an average age of 32.Absah notes that blood tests are cheaper than genetic tests, which only tell whether someone's at risk for developing the disease, not whether they actually have it.

However, doctors advise against following a gluten-free diet merely because a family member has been diagnosed.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 6. in SG
 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

French researchers build massive new scanner to tackle brain diseasePARIS: French researchers are developing what they say is the most powerful Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanner in the world which will use a ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

Malaysia: Shares close lower on MondayMALAYSIA share prices closed lower on Monday, with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index down 4.48 points to 1,592.93. Read more at The Business Times.
Source: BusinessTimes - 🏆 15. / 51 Read more »

Fire breaks out at two black-and-white bungalows in Wilton CloseSINGAPORE - A fire broke out at two black-and-white bungalows in Wilton Close on Saturday (Sept 21).. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Source: The Straits Times - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »

Football: Hungary, Slovakia get stadium bans for fans' racist behaviourHungary and Slovakia will play their next Euro 2020 qualifiers behind closed doors after both national federations were sanctioned by European ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

Japan allows vaccination of pigs as swine fever spreads east[TOKYO] Japan will allow the vaccination of pigs to prevent swine fever spreading, the agriculture ministry said in a statement issued Friday. Read more at The Business Times.
Source: BusinessTimes - 🏆 15. / 51 Read more »

'Instead of my baby crying, I was crying': How sewing helped mend a mother's heart after stillbirthSINGAPORE: After more than 30 hours of labour, Ms Christy Liew held her daughter in her arms, but the newborn was silent. Just two days before, ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »