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HLA DQ2 HAPLOTYPE, EARLY ONSET OF GRAVES DISEASE, AND POSITIVE FAMILY HISTORY OF AUTOIMMUNE DISORDERS ARE RISK FACTORS FOR DEVELOPING CELIAC DISEASE IN PATIENTS WITH GRAVES DISEASE.
Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists - 1 Sept 2015
Miskiewicz Piotr, Gos-Zajac Agata, Kurylowicz Alina, Plazinska Teresa Maria, Franaszczyk Maria, Bartoszewicz Zbigniew, Kondracka Agnieszka, Pirko-Kotela Katarzyna, Rupinski Maciej, Jarosz Dorota, Regula Jaroslaw, Ploski Rafal, Bednarczuk Tomasz
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OBJECTIVE: The diagnosis of celiac disease (CD) in patients with different autoimmune diseases including Graves disease (GD) remains a challenge. The aims of our study were to: (1) assess the prevalence of CD in Polish patients with GD and (2) evaluate the prevalence of CD in the subgroups of patients with GD divided on the basis of clinical and human leukocyte antigen (HLA) typing criteria. METHODS: The...
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