Prevalence and clinical relevance of enteropathy associated with systemic autoimmune diseases

Abstract Objective To assess whether systemic autoimmune diseases are a risk group for coeliac disease and if there is a systemic autoimmune diseases-associated enteropathy. Methods 183 patients with systemic autoimmune diseases were included. Duodenal biopsy was carried out on patients with positiv...

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Published in:	Digestive and liver disease Vol. 44; no. 8; pp. 636 - 642
Main Authors:	Vives, Maria-José, Esteve, Maria, Mariné, Meritxell, Fernández-Bañares, Fernando, Alsina, Montserrat, Salas, Antonio, Loras, Carme, Carrasco, Anna, Almagro, Pere, Viver, Josep Mª, Rodriguez-Carballeira, Mónica
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01-08-2012
Subjects:	Adult Atrophy - complications Autoimmune diseases Autoimmune Diseases - blood Autoimmune Diseases - complications Autoimmune Diseases - genetics Celiac Disease - blood Celiac Disease - complications Celiac Disease - genetics Celiac Disease - pathology Chi-Square Distribution Coeliac disease Connective Tissue Diseases - immunology Diagnosis and aetiology of enteropathy Diet, Gluten-Free Duodenum - pathology Enteropathy Female Gastroenterology and Hepatology Genotype Helicobacter Infections - complications Helicobacter pylori HLA-DQ Antigens - blood HLA-DQ Antigens - genetics Humans Lymphocytes Male Middle Aged Systemic Vasculitis - immunology Enteropathy Autoimmune diseases Coeliac disease Diagnosis and aetiology of enteropathy
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