First-degree relatives of celiac patients: Are they at an increased risk of developing celiac disease?

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-4

  Biagi, Federico ^a   Corazza, Gino R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE ANTIBODY;

CELIAC DISEASE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST;

CELIAC DISEASE; FAMILY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MASS SCREENING;

EID: 67651151252     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e31818ca609     Document Type: Editorial

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