Enterovirus Infections Are Associated With the Development of Celiac Disease in a Birth Cohort Study
Oikarinen, Maarit; Puustinen, Leena; Lehtonen, Jussi; Hakola, Leena; Simell, Satu; Toppari, Jorma; Ilonen, Jorma; Veijola, Riitta; Virtanen, Suvi M; Knip, Mikael; Hyöty, Heikki (2021-02)
Oikarinen, Maarit
Puustinen, Leena
Lehtonen, Jussi
Hakola, Leena
Simell, Satu
Toppari, Jorma
Ilonen, Jorma
Veijola, Riitta
Virtanen, Suvi M
Knip, Mikael
Hyöty, Heikki
02 / 2021
604529
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202104304164
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202104304164
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Peer reviewed
Tiivistelmä
Enterovirus and adenovirus infections have been linked to the development of celiac disease. We evaluated this association in children who developed biopsy-proven celiac disease (N = 41) during prospective observation starting from birth, and in control children (N = 53) matched for the calendar time of birth, sex, and HLA-DQ genotype. Enterovirus and adenovirus infections were diagnosed by seroconversions in virus antibodies in longitudinally collected sera using EIA. Enterovirus infections were more frequent in case children before the appearance of celiac disease-associated tissue transglutaminase autoantibodies compared to the corresponding period in control children (OR 6.3, 95% CI 1.8-22.3; p = 0.005). No difference was observed in the frequency of adenovirus infections. The findings suggest that enterovirus infections may contribute to the process leading to celiac disease.
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- TUNICRIS-julkaisut [17001]