CDF Supports NASSCD Comments on USPSTF Research Plan for Screening for Celiac Disease

The Celiac Disease Foundation Medical Advisory Board, together with the National Board of Directors, submitted a letter to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) supporting the North American Society for the Study of Celiac Disease (NASSCD) comments on the Task Force’s draft research plan for screening for celiac disease.  Among other comments, the NASSCD encouraged the USPSTF to focus on high risk individuals (those who are symptomatic, have associated diseases or a family history) in their research.    Read the full letter here.