coeliac disease

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coeliac disease

a chronic intestinal disorder of young children caused by sensitivity to the protein gliadin contained in the gluten of cereals, characterized by distention of the abdomen and frothy and pale foul-smelling stools

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Antibodies against deamidated gliadin peptides and tissue transglutaminase to detect childhood celiac disease.

New serology assays can detect gluten sensitivity among enteropathy patients seronegative for anti-tissue transglutaminase

A prospective study of the incidence of childhood celiac disease.

Manifestaciones digestivas y extradigestivas de la enfermedad celiaca

New developments in serodiagnosis of childhood celiac disease.

Laboratory diagnostics for celiac disease: the new ESPGHAN guidelines can be incorporated into diagnostic criteria

Antibodies against synthetic deamidated gliadin peptides and tissue transglutami nase for the identification of childhood celiac disease.

IgG antibodies against deamidated gliadin peptides for diagnosis of celiac disease in patients with IgA deficiency