Early life infections may be a risk factor for celiac disease in childhood

Monday, September 28, 2015 - 10:31 in Health & Medicine

Children with frequent infections in the first 18 months of life have a slightly increased risk of later developing coeliac disease compared with children who have few infections. This is the conclusion from a study by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. Coeliac disease is an immune-mediated disease triggered by gluten, a protein found in […]

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