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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2021; 27(19): 2251-2256
Published online May 21, 2021. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i19.2251
Published online May 21, 2021. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i19.2251
Celiac Disease in Asia beyond the Middle East and Indian subcontinent: Epidemiological burden and diagnostic barriers
Dimitri Poddighe, Diyora Abdukhakimova, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan 010000, Kazakhstan
Dimitri Poddighe, Clinical Academic Department of Pediatrics, Research Center for Maternal and Child Health, University Medical Center, Nur-Sultan 010000, Kazakhstan
Author contributions: Poddighe D conceived and wrote the manuscript; Abdukhakimova D provided intellectual contribution and contributed to the literature research.
Supported by Nazarbayev University Faculty Development Competitive Research Grant 2020-2022 , No. 240919FD3912 .
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
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Corresponding author: Dimitri Poddighe, MD, MSc, PhD-Eq, Associate Professor, Director, Doctor, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Nazarbayev University, Kerei-Zhanibek Str. 5/1, Nur-Sultan 010000, Kazakhstan. dimitri.poddighe@nu.edu.kz
Received: January 17, 2021
Peer-review started: January 17, 2021
First decision: February 23, 2021
Revised: February 25, 2021
Accepted: April 13, 2021
Article in press: April 13, 2021
Published online: May 21, 2021
Peer-review started: January 17, 2021
First decision: February 23, 2021
Revised: February 25, 2021
Accepted: April 13, 2021
Article in press: April 13, 2021
Published online: May 21, 2021
Core Tip
Core Tip: This editorial discusses the main epidemiological characteristics of Celiac Disease in Asia outside the Indian subcontinent and Middle East countries. Indeed, information about the epidemiology of Celiac Disease is still lacking or largely incomplete in those Asian regions (China, Japan, South-East Asia, and Russia/Centra Asia), where the disease prevalence is likely be underestimated. Factors contributing to diagnostic difficulties in these Asian regions are discussed.