Persistent hypertransaminasemia as the presenting feature of celiac disease

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1095-1097

  Gonzalez Abraldes J ^a   Sanchez Fueyo A ^a   Bessa, X ^a   Moitinho, E ^a   Feu, F ^a   Mas, A ^a   Escorsell, A ^a   Bruguera, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ENDOMYSIUM ANTIBODY; GLIADIN ANTIBODY; GLUTEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELIAC DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; GLUTEN FREE DIET; HUMAN; JEJUNUM BIOPSY; LIVER BIOPSY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CELIAC DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENZYME TESTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033119366     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(99)00076-3     Document Type: Article

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