Article
Coeliac disease, enamel defects and HLA typing.
Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) - 1 Dec 1994
Mariani P, Mazzilli M C, Margutti G, Lionetti P, Triglione P, Petronzelli F, Ferrante E, Bonamico M
Abstract excerpt
The presence of dental enamel defects in coeliac disease and their relation to hypocalcaemia or a particular HLA class in 82 Italian children with coeliac disease was studied. Demarcated opacities or hypoplasia were detected in 23 subjects (group 1) while minimal or no dental lesions were found i...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Celiac Disease
- Child
- Dental Enamel Hypoplasia
- Female
- Genotype
- HLA Antigens
- HLA-DR3 Antigen
- Humans
- Hypocalcemia
- Male
- Risk Factors