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Prevalence of celiac disease among first degree relatives of Brazilian celiac patients

Patrícia Lopes de Almeida, Lenora Gandolfi, Inês Cristina Modelli, Rita Martins, Rodrigo Coutinho de Almeida, Riccardo Pratesi

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia · 2008 · 34 citations · 28 references

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Abstract

The present study confirms the high prevalence of celiac disease among first degree celiac patients relatives and reinforces the need of extensive diagnostic screening in this specific group.

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