Serological screening for celiac disease in adults in Japan: Shimane CoHRE study

Abstract Background and Aim Celiac disease (CD) is a chronic autoimmune enteropathy triggered by ingested gluten in genetically predisposed individuals. Although common in Europe and the United States, cases of CD are rarely encountered in East Asia, including Japan, and its prevalence remains to be...

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Main Authors: Mai Fukunaga, Norihisa Ishimura, Takafumi Abe, Miwako Takeda, Minoru Isomura, Yoshikazu Kinoshita, Shunji Ishihara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-08-01
Series:JGH Open
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/jgh3.12334