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Down's syndrome and celiac disease: the prevalence of high IgA-antigliadin antibodies and HLA-DR and DQ antigens in trisomy 21.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition - 1 Apr 1993
Castro M, Crinò A, Papadatou B, Purpura M, Giannotti A, Ferretti F, Colistro F, Mottola L, Digilio M C, Lucidi V
Abstract excerpt
Patients with Down's syndrome (DS) or celiac disease (CD) have altered immune systems. Autoimmune diseases have been described in both conditions; the coexistence of DS and CD has been occasionally reported, but a clear relationship has not been definitely established. In this study we determined IgA antigliadin antibodies (IgA-AGA) in 155 children with DS, and the results were compared with those of the control...
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