Autoantibodies in relatives of celiac disease patients: a follow-up of 6-10 years

CONTEXT: Autoimmune diseases are 3 to 10 times more frequently in patients with celiac disease and their relatives than in the general population. OBJECTIVE: To investigate a broad spectrum of autoantibodies in celiac disease relatives from Southern Brazil, in a serological follow-up of 6-10 years,...

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Main Authors: Flávia Raphaela Nass, Lorete Maria Kotze, Renato M. Nisihara, Iara Taborda de Messias-Reason, Shirley R. da Rosa Utiyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2012-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032012000300006&lng=en&tlng=en