Children in Colorado had high rates of undiagnosed celiac disease, according to initial results from a mass screening program published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology.
Researchers screened 9,973 children between the ages of 1 and 17. Children who tested positive were then asked to return for confirmatory testing. If the child tested two-times or higher than the upper limit of normal, they were referred to the Colorado Center for Celiac Disease; otherwise, they were directed to their primary care provider.