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Prevalence of celiac disease in siblings of Iranian patients with celiac disease.
Arquivos de gastroenterologia - 1 Jan 2000
Chomeili Bashir, Aminzadeh Majid, Hardani Amir Kamal, Fathizadeh Payam, Chomeili Pooya, Azaran Azarakhsh
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CONTEXT: Celiac disease, one of the best-known autoimmune human leukocyte antigen-dependent disorders, has a relatively increased prevalence in first-degree relatives. OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of celiac disease in siblings of patients with confirmed celiac disease. METHODS: Siblings of confirmed celiac disease patients in our center were identified and enrolled in this study. Their serum...
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