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Prevalence of celiac disease among blood donors in SÃO PAULO – the most populated city in Brazil

OBJECTIVE: Celiac disease is a permanent enteropathy caused by the ingestion of gluten, which leads to an immune-mediated inflammation of the small intestine mucosa. The prevalence of celiac disease varies among different nations and ethnic backgrounds, and its diversity is determined by genetic and...

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Autores principales: Alencar, Marília Lage, Ortiz-Agostinho, Carmen Lucia, Nishitokukado, Iêda, Damião, Adérson O.M.C., Abrantes-Lemos, Clarice P., de Arruda Leite, André Zonetti, de Brito, Thales, de Alencar Fischer Chamone, Dalton, da Silva, Maria Elizabeth Rossi, Giannella-Neto, Daniel, Sipahi, Aytan Miranda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3438239/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23018296
http://dx.doi.org/10.6061/clinics/2012(09)05