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Screening detects a high proportion of celiac disease in young HLA-genotyped children.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition - 1 Jan 2010
Björck Sara, Brundin Charlotte, Lörinc Ester, Lynch Kristian F, Agardh Daniel
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Celiac disease is associated with tissue transglutaminase autoantibodies (tTGAb) and the human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-risk alleles DQB1*02 and DQB1*0302. The aim was to estimate the proportion of undiagnosed celiac disease in children with HLA risk at 3 years of age. PATIENTS AND METHODS: From a population-based HLA-DQ screening study of newborns born between June 2001 and August 2004 in the...
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