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Cross-sectional study of coeliac autoimmunity in a population of Vietnamese children.
BMJ open - 21 Jun 2016
Zanella Sara, De Leo Luigina, Nguyen-Ngoc-Quynh Le, Nguyen-Duy Bo, Not Tarcisio, Tran-Thi-Chi Mai, Phung-Duc Son, Le-Thanh Hai, Malaventura Cristina, Vatta Serena, Ziberna Fabiana, Mazzocco Martina, Volpato Stefano, Phung-Tuyet Lan, Le-Thi-Minh Huong, Borgna-Pignatti Caterina
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The prevalence of coeliac disease (CD) in Vietnam is unknown. To fill this void, we assessed the prevalence of serological markers of CD autoimmunity in a population of children in Hanoi. SETTING: The outpatient blood drawing laboratory of the largest paediatric hospital in North Vietnam was used for the study, which was part of an international project of collaboration between Italy and Vietnam....
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