“…Research seems to suggest that the serological pitfalls in the general population are the same for the population with DS (Kotze et al, 2001). Inflammatory bowel disease (Baccichetti, Lenzini, & Pegoraro, 1990;Persic, Dessardo, Subat Dezulovic, Ahel, & Rozmanic, 2001), cholelithiasis (Aughton, Gibson, & Cacciarelli, 1992), achalasia (Preiksaitis, Miller, Pearson, & Diamant, 1994;Zarate, Mearin, Hidalgo, & Malagelada, 2001), and reflux (Bohmer et al, 1999) have all been reported in adults with DS, although there have 48 R. A. Wallace been no recommendations for screening for these conditions. The prevalence of H. pylori was higher than expected (67%).…”