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Cystic fibrosis is a risk factor for celiac disease.
Acta biochimica Polonica - 1 Jan 2010
Walkowiak Jarosław, Blask-Osipa Anna, Lisowska Aleksandra, Oralewska Beata, Pogorzelski Andrzej, Cichy Wojciech, Sapiejka Ewa, Kowalska Mirosława, Korzon Michał, Szaflarska-Popławska Anna
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The coexistence of cystic fibrosis (CF) and celiac disease (CD) has been reported. To our knowledge there is no study directly comparing the incidence of CD in CF patients to that in the general population at the same time. There is no published data on genetic predisposition to CD in CF patients either. Therefore, in the present study we aimed to assess the genetic predisposition to CD and its...
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