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Prevalence of markers of celiac disease in Colombian children with diabetes mellitus type 1

Velasco-Benítez, Carlos Alberto; Ruíz-Extremera, Ángeles; Matallana-Rhoades, Audrey Mary; Giraldo-Lora, Sandra Carolina; Ortíz-Rivera, Claudia Jimena.

Colomb. med; 49 (4), 2018

Abstract Introduction: Although the association between diabetes mellitus type 1 (T1DM) and celiac disease (CD) is well established; there are only a few studies that focus on South American children, haplotypes and their possible associations. Objective: To determine the prevalence of CD markers in ...

Enfermedad Celíaca/epidemiología, Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 1/complicaciones, Antígenos HLA-DQ/genética, Alelos, Biomarcadores/metabolismo, Enfermedad Celíaca/diagnóstico, Enfermedad Celíaca/genética, Colombia/epidemiología, Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 1/epidemiología, Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 1/genética, Cetoacidosis Diabética/epidemiología, Genotipo, Prevalencia, Factores de Tiempo

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Prevalência de genótipos predisponentes para doença celíaca, incluindo HLA-DQ2. 2, em crianças brasileiras

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Celiac disease is an autoimmune enteropathy triggered by the ingestion of gluten in genetically susceptible individuals. Almost all celiac patients carry immune recognition genes coding for HLA-DQ2.5 and DQ8 heterodimers. Over the last few years, great importance has been given to ...