A 34-year-old female asked:
How common is celiac disease?
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Dr. David Drewitz answered
26 years experience in Gastroenterology
1:133: Average risk of celiac is 1:133 in the us. If there is a family history of celiac then the risk increases.
Answered on May 15, 2014
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