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HLA-DQA1*05-DQB1*0201 positivity predisposes to coeliac disease in Czech diabetic children.
Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) - 1 Dec 2000
Sumník Z, Kolousková S, Cinek O, Kotalová R, Vavrinec J, Snajderová M
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UNLABELLED: The aims of this study were to estimate the prevalence of coeliac disease (CD) in Czech children with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), and to determine the contribution of HLA-DQA1 and DQB1 to CD susceptibility among diabetic children. We screened 345 children with IDDM (186 boys and 159 girls, aged 0 to 18 y) for coeliac disease using the IgA endomysial antibodies (EMA) test. In all...
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