Quality Of Life In Coeliac Teenagers And Young Adults Related To Diet

Aim. Several studies have shown a higher prevalence of CD in sibs of CD patients compared with the general population, with risk estimates ranging from 8 to 12%, but this risk is not the same for all sibs. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the real risk in the Italian population that a sib of symptomatic patient will develop CD and to provide to the parents of a child with CD the most precise estimate of the risk for any future child.