Prevalence of celiac disease in children with Down syndrome screened by anti-tissue transglutaminase antibodies

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 208-210

  Saadah, Omar I ^a   Al Aama, Jumana Y ^a   Alaifan, Meshari A ^a   Bin Talib, Yagoub Y ^a   Al Mughales, Jamil A ^a  

^a King Abdulaziz University   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCREENING;

ADOLESCENT; AUTOANTIBODIES; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAUDI ARABIA; TRANSGLUTAMINASES;

EID: 84857176835     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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