Background & Aim: plasma amino acid levels may show differences in regard to physiological changes, diet and diseases. The aim of the study is to measure the amino acid levels in children with celiac disease and compare them with the controls.
Material And Methods: sixty-two children with classic celiac disease and 62 age and sex matched healthy control were enrolled in this study. Plasma amino acid levels of the children were measured by using tandem mass spectrometry.
Results: celiac children had significant lower plasma levels of citrülline, glutamine and cystine than control (p.
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