The tip of the "celiac iceberg" in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

OBJECTIVE: Until recently, celiac disease was considered to be rare in China. We aimed to estimate its true status. METHODS: By searching the MEDLINE database and four Chinese full-text databases (CNKI, CBM, VIP and WANFANG) (up to August 2012), as well as two HLA allele frequency net databases and...

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Main Authors: Juanli Yuan, Jinyan Gao, Xin Li, Fahui Liu, Cisca Wijmenga, Hongbing Chen, Luud J W J Gilissen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3852028?pdf=render