Article
Prevalence and clinical relevance of enteropathy associated with systemic autoimmune diseases.
Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Aug 2012
Vives Maria-José, Esteve Maria, Mariné Meritxell, Fernández-Bañares Fernando, Alsina Montserrat, Salas Antonio, Loras Carme, Carrasco Anna, Almagro Pere, Viver Josep M, Rodriguez-Carballeira Mónica
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To assess whether systemic autoimmune diseases are a risk group for coeliac disease and if there is a systemic autoimmune diseases-associated enteropathy. METHODS: 183 patients with systemic autoimmune diseases were included. Duodenal biopsy was carried out on patients with positive coeliac genetics (HLA-DQ2-DQ8) and/or serology and/or symptoms of the coeliac disease spectrum. When enteropathy was...
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