Down's syndrome is strongly associated with coeliac disease

Gut

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 492-496

  Gale, L ^a   Wimalaratna, H ^b   Brotodiharjo, A ^b   Duggan, J M ^b,c  

^a Stockton Centre   (Australia)

^b JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Princeton Medical Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antigliadin antibodies; Biopsy of the small bowel; Coeliac disease; Down's syndrome; T cells

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELIAC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030981472     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.40.4.492     Document Type: Article

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