Prevalence of celiac disease in latin america: a systematic review and meta-regression.

<h4>Background</h4>Celiac disease (CD) is an immune-mediated enteropathy triggered by the ingestion of gluten in susceptible individuals, and its prevalence varies depending on the studied population. Given that information on CD in Latin America is scarce, we aimed to investigate the pr...

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Main Authors: Rafael Parra-Medina, Nicolás Molano-Gonzalez, Adriana Rojas-Villarraga, Nancy Agmon-Levin, Maria-Teresa Arango, Yehuda Shoenfeld, Juan-Manuel Anaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0124040