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PREVALENCE OF GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY FOR CELIAC DISEASE IN BLOOD DONORS IN SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL.
Arquivos de gastroenterologia - 1 Jan 2000
Muniz Janaína Guilhem, Sdepanian Vera Lucia, Fagundes Ulysses
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Celiac disease is a permanent intolerance induced by gluten, which is expressed by T-cell mediated enteropathy, and has a high prevalence in the general population. There is evidence of a strong genetic predisposition to celiac disease. OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of genetic markers HLA-DQ2 and HLA-DQ8 in blood donors from São Paulo and measure human recombinant tissue transglutaminase...
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