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EVALUATION OF SERUM FERRITIN, CRP, VITAMIN D3, VITAMIN B12 AND IRON
IN CELIAC DISEASE: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY
Prof. Uma Bhardwaj1, *Mukta Sehgal2 Dr. Biswajit Sen3, Binish Jawed2,Taranjeet Singh2
1
Professor, Biochemistry, MaharajVinayak Global University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India -302028
2
Ph.D. Scholar, Clinical Biochemistry, Dr. Dangs Lab LLP, New Delhi, India -110016
3
Lead consultant Immunology and Histopathology, Dr. Dangs Lab LLP, New Delhi, India -110016
Key words: Celiac disease, C-reactive protein, Endomysial antibodies, Deamidatedglidin peptide.
involve the mucosa of the small intestine in CD patients has not been widely reported in
the past two decades, CD has been shown to be a essential serum nutritional variables in order to
multi-system disorder with non-classical assess whether any significant difference exists
presentation 2-3-4
.These days, many individuals among CD patients when compared with
present with no or only minor extra-intestinal apparently healthy individuals. In the present
symptoms. Indeed, microcytic or macrocytic study the levels of serum Ferritin, Vitamin D3,
anemia may occasionally be the only clinical Vitamin B12 and Iron were evaluated. We also
*Corresponding Author:
Mukta Sehgal, Ph.D. Scholar,
Dr. Dangs Lab LLP, C2/1, SDA, New Delhi, India -110016
Vitamin B12 (pg/mL) 45 – 676 146 – 999 170.6 ± 113.96 398.35 ± 224.92
CRP (mg/dL) 0.01 – 0.07 0.01 – 0.05 0.026 ± 0.016 0.025 ± 0.017
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CD, and 398.35 ± 224.92for the controls). (p sensitive enteropathy is currently a preferred
<0.00001). term7-8. Most of these patients suffer from
malabsorption of essential nutrients9. The
Serum vitamin D3 levels was low in 26 out of
current study reflects the deficiencies of some of
the 28 CD patients. 90 % of the adult CD
the essential nutrients that are substantially low
patients were deficient in vitamin D3 (range 4.2
in patients suffering from celiac disease as
to 17.3 ng/mL). 94.4% of the CD patients in
compared to normal10.Previous studies have
children were found to be deficient. The means
shown decreased ferritin levels and vitamin B12
and standard deviations of these two populations
in celiac patients without significant iron
(12.6 ± 11.04 for the CD, and 19.80 ± 18.86 for
deficient anemia which corroborates with the
the controls). (p < 0.042479)
finding in the present study. The serum iron
There was no significant difference in the levels levels did not differ significantly as compared to
of iron (p < 0.40644) and CRP (p <
0.17945)levels normal healthy individuals indicating that serum
ferritin levels reflect the iron-deficiency state
(storage iron) better than serum iron. This is in
accordance with literature quoting ferritin as the
most reliable indicator of iron stores.
DISCUSSION:
The main brunt of celiac disease is borne by the
gastrointestinal system due to the damaging
effects of ingested gliadin and therefore gluten
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