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Transglutaminase antibodies and celiac disease in children with type 1 diabetes and in their family members.
Pediatric diabetes - 1 Mar 2018
Parkkola Anna, Härkönen Taina, Ryhänen Samppa J, Uibo Raivo, Ilonen Jorma, Knip Mikael
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OBJECTIVES: We set out to determine the prevalence of tissue transglutaminase antibodies (anti-tTG) and celiac disease (CD) in children with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes (T1D) and their first-degree relatives (FDR). The hypothesis was that the individuals with both diabetes and CD form a distinct subgroup in terms of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II genetics, islet autoantibodies, and clinical...
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