Coeliac disease in the Trondelag Health Study (HUNT), Norway, a population-based cohort of coeliac disease patients.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Coeliac disease (CD) is a common disorder and affects about 1% of the population worldwide. CD in the Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT) is a population-based cohort study which was established to provide new knowledge about CD that can improve the diagnostics and management, prevent the onset or progression and expand the knowledge about the role of genetics of the disease.

Participants

The cohort is based on the fourth wave of the population-based HUNT study (HUNT4), Norway, performed during 2017-2019, also including linkage to hospital records and the Norwegian Patient Registry (NPR). A total of 54 541 HUNT4 participants with available sera were screened for CD by serology. All seropositive participants were invited to a clinical assessment, including endoscopy with du

SUBMITTER: Lukina P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10806793 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature