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Celiac disease in children from Madeira island and its prevalence in first degree relatives.
Arquivos de gastroenterologia - 1 Jan 2000
Oliveira Joana Raquel Henriques, Cabral António Jorge, Ferreira Elena, Capelinha Filipa, Spínola Hélder, Gonçalves Rute
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CONTEXT: It is well recognized that celiac disease is an immune-mediated systemic disorder highly prevalent among relatives of celiac patients. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of celiac disease in a group of first degree relatives of celiac children, and to access the frequency of human leukocyte antigen HLA-DQ2 and DQ8 in celiac disease patients and their affected relatives....
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