Prevalence and diagnosis of celiac disease in IgA-deficient children

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 333-336

  Meini, Antonella ^a,d   Pillan, Nazzarena M ^a   Villanacci, Vincenzo ^a   Monafo, Virginia ^b   Ugazio, Alberto G ^a   Plebani, Alessandro ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INCIDENCE; INTESTINE BIOPSY; INTESTINE VILLUS ATROPHY; JEJUNUM BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALABSORPTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030457134     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)63329-7     Document Type: Article

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