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The spectrum of celiac disease: epidemiology, clinical aspects and treatment.
Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology - 1 Apr 2010
Tack Greetje J, Verbeek Wieke H M, Schreurs Marco W J, Mulder Chris J J
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Celiac disease is a gluten-sensitive enteropathy that affects people of all ages worldwide. This disease has emerged as a major health-care problem, as advances in diagnostic and screening methods have revealed its global prevalence. Environmental factors such as gluten introduction at childhood, infectious agents and socioeconomic features, as well as the presence of HLA-DQ2 and/or HLA-DQ8 haplotypes or genetic...
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