Aims. Several studies showed that genetic risk of developing celiac disease can be stratified in five risk classes according to the HLA-DQ genotype. DQ2 genotype can be divided in three groups: the first group is characterized by two copies of DQB1*02 (group G1) in linkage with DR3/3-3/7; the second by one copy of DQB1*02 in trans with DQA1*05 (group G2) in linkage with DR5/7; the third by one copy of DQB1*02 in cis with DQA1*05 (group G3) in linkage with DR3/X. DQ2-negative individuals are classified in two groups: the fist group has two copies of DQB1*02 or two copies of DQ8 or one copy of each of the previous (group G4) in linkage with DR7/7-DR7/4-DR4/4; the second group has any DQ-DR haplotype different from the previous ones (group G5). In the Italian population the relative risk for individuals belonging to the different groups G1, G2, G3, G4 and G5 is respectively 1, 0.68, 0.23, 0.10 and 0.02.
Aims. ‘Prevent celiac disease’ is a multicentric 3-year project whose aim is to study the natural history of celiac disease and the immune response after exposure to gluten in children with high genetic risk.
Aim. Several studies have shown a higher prevalence of CD in sibs of CD patients compared with the general population, with risk estimates ranging from 8 to 12%, but this risk is not the same for all sibs. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the real risk in the Italian population that a sib of symptomatic patient will develop CD and to provide to the parents of a child with CD the most precise estimate of the risk for any future child.
Aim. Several studies have shown a higher prevalence of CD in sibs of CD patients compared with the general population, with risk estimates ranging from 8 to 12%, but this risk is not the same for all sibs. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the real risk in the Italian population that a sib of symptomatic patient will develop CD and to provide to the parents of a child with CD the most precise estimate of the risk for any future child.
Aims. To evaluate the global (health, education, social integration) well-being of coeliac children at the teenagers time.