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Celiac disease in patients with Williams-Beuren syndrome.
The Turkish journal of pediatrics - 1 Jan 2000
Mıhçı Ercan, Nur Banu Güzel, Berker-Karaüzüm Sibel, Yılmaz Aygen, Artan Reha
Abstract excerpt
Celiac disease is an autoimmune, gastrointestinal disorder characterized by intolerance to the dietary grain protein gluten. An increased prevalence of celiac disease has been reported in Down syndrome and Turner syndrome, but there has been only few previous reports with respect to the association of celiac disease in Williams-Beuren syndrome. The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of celiac disease...
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