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Heterogeneity of asthma and the risk of celiac disease in children.
Allergy and asthma proceedings - 1 Jan 2018
Patel Bhavisha, Wi Chung-Il, Hasassri M Earth, Divekar Rohit, Absah Imad, Almallouhi Eyad, Ryu Euijung, King Katherine, Juhn Young J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Although human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DR and HLA-DQ genes and gluten play crucial roles in developing celiac disease (CD), most patients with these risk factors still do not develop CD, which indicates additional unrecognized risk factors. OBJECTIVE: To determine the association between asthma and the risk of CD in children. METHODS: We conducted a population-based retrospective case-control study in...
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