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How important is the timing of gluten introduction for children with celiac disease?

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boxed-textNorris J et al.(2005) Risk of celiac disease autoimmunity and timing of gluten introduction in the diet of infants at increased risk of the disease. JAMA 19: 2343–2351

Infants should be breast-fed for at least 6 months and receive gluten in their diet between 4 months and 6 months of age

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    Afzal J Naiyer

  2. Professor of Clinical Medicine and the Director of the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

    Peter HR Green

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Naiyer, A., Green, P. How important is the timing of gluten introduction for children with celiac disease?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2, 444–445 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep0289

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