CELIAC DISEASE IN CHILDREN FROM MADEIRA ISLAND AND ITS PREVALENCE IN FIRST DEGREE RELATIVES

CELIAC DISEASE IN CHILDREN FROM MADEIRA ISLAND AND ITS PREVALENCE IN FIRST DEGREE RELATIVES

ContextIt is well recognized that celiac disease is an immune-mediated systemic disorder highly prevalent among relatives of celiac patients.ObjectivesThe aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of celiac disease in a group of first degree relatives of celiac children, and to access the fre...

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Main Authors: Joana Raquel Henriques OLIVEIRA, António Jorge CABRAL, Elena FERREIRA, Filipa CAPELINHA, Hélder SPÍNOLA, Rute GONÇALVES
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE)
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
Subjects:
Doença celíaca
Crianças.
Predisposição genética para doença
Antígenos HLA
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032014000200151&lng=en&tlng=en

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