Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences on calcified tissues

ba0004p156 | (1) | ICCBH2015

Children with coeliac disease on gluten free diet have normal bone mass, geometry and muscle mass

Mackinder M , SC Wong , Tsiountsioura M , Shepherd S , Tellemer E , Kyriakou A , Buchanan E , Edwards C , SF Ahmed , P McGrogan , Gersimidis K

Objective: To evaluate musculoskeletal development using pQCT in children with coeliac disease (CD) on gluten free diet (GFD) compared with age and gender matched healthy controlsMethod: 38 children (18 males) with CD on GFD for a duration of 3.6 years (0.6, 12.5) underwent pQCT at 4%, 38 and 66% tibial sites. Bloods were collected in CD children only. Results reported as median (range).Result: Median TTG was 1.8 IU/l (0.1, 114) wi...