Prevalence and clinical features of celiac disease in patients with autoimmune thyroiditis: cross-sectional study

Prevalence and clinical features of celiac disease in patients with autoimmune thyroiditis: cross-sectional study

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder with an average prevalence of 1% in Europe and the United States. Because of strong European ancestry in southern Brazil, this study aimed to evaluate the seroprevalence of celiac disease among autoimmune thyroiditis patients.DESIGN AND...

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Main Authors: Aline Ventura, Marcelo Fernando Ronsoni, Maria Beatriz Cacese Shiozawa, Esther Buzaglo Dantas-Corrêa, Maria Heloisa Busi da Silva Canalli, Leonardo de Lucca Schiavon, Janaína Luz Narciso-Schiavon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
Subjects:
Celiac disease
Thyroiditis, autoimmune
Transglutaminases
Biopsy
Hashimoto disease
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