Screening for coeliac disease as a possible maternal risk factor for neural tube defect

• Published in: Clinical genetics Vol. 49; no. 2; p. 107
• Main Authors: Dickey, W, Stewart, F, Nelson, J, McBreen, G, McMillan, S A, Porter, K G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Denmark 01.02.1996
• Subjects: Adult; Biopsy; Celiac Disease - diagnosis; Female; Humans; Immunoglobulin A - analysis; Muscle Fibers, Skeletal - immunology; Neural Tube Defects - etiology; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications; Risk Factors

Coeliac disease is an important cause of malabsorption, particularly of folic acid, in adults. We investigated the possibility that it might be a maternal risk factor for neural tube defect (NTD)-associated pregnancy by screening affected mothers using serum endomysial antibody (EmA) which has high...