Celiac disease seropositivity in saharawi children: A follow-up and family study

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 506-509

  Teresi, Saverio ^a   Crapisi, Mimì ^a   Vallejo, Maria Dolores Cantarero ^b   Castellaneta, Stefania Paola ^c   Francavilla, Ruggiero ^d   Iacono, Giuseppe ^a   Ravelli, Alberto ^e   Menegazzi, Patrizia ^f   Louali, Mahana ^g   Catassi, Carlo ^h  

^a G Di Cristina Children's Hospital   (Italy)

^b Centro de Salud de Illescas   (Spain)

^c Ospedale San Paolo   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^f Livorno Hospital   (Italy)

^g Saharawi Saharawi National Hospital   (Croatia)

^h UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anti transglutaminase antibodies; Celiac disease; Epidemiology; Family risk; Saharawi population

Indexed keywords

ENDOMYSIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY STUDY; FATHER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLUTEN FREE DIET; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INFANT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEROLOGY; SIBLING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA, NORTHERN; AGED; ARABS; AUTOANTIBODIES; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET, GLUTEN-FREE; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; RISK FACTORS; SEROLOGIC TESTS; TRANSGLUTAMINASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951786975     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e3181bab30c     Document Type: Article

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