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First-degree relatives are frequently affected in coeliac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis.
Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2002
Hervonen K, Hakanen M, Kaukinen K, Collin P, Reunala T
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Coeliac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis are phenotypically distinct gluten-sensitive diseases. Coeliac disease is known to cluster in families, whereas there is little evidence for dermatitis herpetiformis and for the occurrence of both diseases in the same families. METHODS: The study group comprised 380 patients with coeliac disease and 281 patients with dermatitis herpetiformis, with a total...
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