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Incidence of celiac disease among second-generation immigrants and adoptees from abroad in Sweden: evidence for ethnic differences in susceptibility.
Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology - 1 Jul 2011
Ji Jianguang, Ludvigsson Jonas F, Sundquist Kristina, Sundquist Jan, Hemminki Kari
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The incidence of celiac disease (CD) shows large, worldwide variation. However, whether its causes are environmental (gluten-containing diet) or genetic (specific haplotype) have not been established. The aim of the present study is to examine the incidence of CD among second-generation immigrants and adoptees from abroad to disentangle genetic/ethnic versus environmental influences (assuming...
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