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Celiac Disease and its Link to Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
1 Jan 2001
Abstract excerpt
Celiac disease (CD) is a small intestinal disorder with overt malabsorption in the minority and with subclinical or atypical symptoms in the majority of patients. It is triggered by gluten and related cereal proteins in a unique genetic background (HLA-DQ2 or DQ8 and other unmapped genes). CD is characterized by a highly specific mucosal autoantibody response to tissue transglutaminase. In the intestine this...
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