Risk factors in familial forms of celiac disease
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Risk factors for celiac disease
Celiac Disease (CD) is an immune-mediated systemic disorder elicited by gluten and related prolamines in genetically susceptible individuals and it is the result of the interaction between genetic and environmental factors. Among genetic risk factors, the strongest association is with the HLA class II DQ region; nevertheless at least 39 non-HLA loci are associated with CD. Gluten is the main en...
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Introduction: Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease caused by persistent intolerance to gluten, which is causedin people who are genetically predisposed. The disease presents with atrophy of the small intestinal mucosa and gastrointestinal and extra-gastrointestinal manifestations.Environmental factors like gluten and genetic factors such as HLA and non-HLA genes are involved in causing the d...
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OBJECTIVES To investigate if changes in the national Swedish vaccination program coincided with changes in the celiac disease (CD) incidence rate in infants (ie, the Swedish CD Epidemic), and to assess the potential association between these vaccinations and CD risk. METHODS All studies were based on the National Swedish Childhood Celiac Disease Register. Using an ecological approach, we plot...
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Gastroenterology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1007-9327
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i15.1828