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The risk of celiac disease in 107 families with at least two affected siblings.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition - 1 Mar 2004
Gudjónsdóttir Audur H, Nilsson Staffan, Ek Johan, Kristiansson Bengt, Ascher Henry
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Screening for celiac disease (CD) in the apparently healthy members of 107 nuclear families with two affected siblings (sib pair) and estimating the risk of CD in siblings and parents. METHODS: One hundred seven families from Sweden and southern Norway with at least two affected children were investigated. Frozen sera from 187 of the 192 healthy parents and from 94 of 95 siblings without diagnosed CD...
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