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Estimation of the celiac disease prevalence in Denmark and the diagnostic value of HLA-DQ2/DQ8.
Scandinavian journal of clinical and laboratory investigation - 1 Dec 2020
Lund Flemming, Pedersen Merete Frejstrup, Kristiansen Søren
Abstract excerpt
The aims of the present study were to estimate the celiac disease (CD) prevalence in Denmark and the relevance of the test for human leukocyte antigen DQ2 and DQ8 haplotypes (HLA-DQ2/DQ8) for diagnosing CD. The plasma IgA transglutaminase antibody (TGA-IgA) and HLA-DQ2/DQ8 tests should normally be positive for a CD diagnosis. First, we estimated the CD and HLA-DQ2/DQ8 prevalence in the available blood samples...
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