Coeliac disease in infants: antibodies to deamidated gliadin peptide come first!
Abstract Background The onset of coeliac disease (CD) in the first year of life is uncommon and the diagnosis can be challenging due to the suboptimal sensitivity of tissue transglutaminase antibodies (tTG) at this age and the many other possible causes of malabsorption in infants. Antibodies to dea...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-08-01
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Series: | Italian Journal of Pediatrics |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13052-017-0392-6 |