High prevalence of silent celiac disease in preschool children screened with IgA/IgG antiendomysium antibodies

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 26-30

  Korponay Szabó, Ilma R ^a   Kovács, Judit B ^a   Czinner, Antal ^a   Gorácz, Gyula ^a   Vámos, Adrienn ^b   Szabó, Teréz ^a  

^a HEIM PÁL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Hungary)

^b Munic Inst State Pub Hlth O   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Antiendomysium antibody; Antigliadin antibody; Antijejunum antibody; Celiac disease; Population screening

Indexed keywords

ENDOMYSIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELIAC DISEASE; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING;

AUTOANTIBODIES; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; FEMALE; GLIADIN; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 0344603598     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-199901000-00008     Document Type: Article

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