Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Jan 2015)
Prevalence of Celiac Disease and Celiac Autoimmunity in the Toba Native Amerindian Community of Argentina
- Horacio Vázquez,
- María de la Paz Temprano,
- Emilia Sugai,
- Stella M Scacchi,
- Cecilia Souza,
- Daniel Cisterna,
- Edgardo Smecuol,
- María Laura Moreno,
- Gabriela Longarini,
- Roberto Mazure,
- María A Bartellini,
- Elena F Verdú,
- Andrea González,
- Eduardo Mauriño,
- Julio C Bai
Affiliations
- Horacio Vázquez
- Small Bowel Section, Department of Medicine, Hospital de Gastroenterología C Bonorino Udaondo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- María de la Paz Temprano
- Small Bowel Section, Department of Medicine, Hospital de Gastroenterología C Bonorino Udaondo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Emilia Sugai
- Small Bowel Section, Department of Medicine, Hospital de Gastroenterología C Bonorino Udaondo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Stella M Scacchi
- Small Bowel Section, Department of Medicine, Hospital de Gastroenterología C Bonorino Udaondo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Cecilia Souza
- Small Bowel Section, Department of Medicine, Hospital de Gastroenterología C Bonorino Udaondo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Daniel Cisterna
- Small Bowel Section, Department of Medicine, Hospital de Gastroenterología C Bonorino Udaondo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Edgardo Smecuol
- Small Bowel Section, Department of Medicine, Hospital de Gastroenterología C Bonorino Udaondo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- María Laura Moreno
- Small Bowel Section, Department of Medicine, Hospital de Gastroenterología C Bonorino Udaondo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Gabriela Longarini
- Small Bowel Section, Department of Medicine, Hospital de Gastroenterología C Bonorino Udaondo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Roberto Mazure
- Small Bowel Section, Department of Medicine, Hospital de Gastroenterología C Bonorino Udaondo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- María A Bartellini
- Small Bowel Section, Department of Medicine, Hospital de Gastroenterología C Bonorino Udaondo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Elena F Verdú
- Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Andrea González
- Small Bowel Section, Department of Medicine, Hospital de Gastroenterología C Bonorino Udaondo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Eduardo Mauriño
- Small Bowel Section, Department of Medicine, Hospital de Gastroenterología C Bonorino Udaondo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Julio C Bai
- Small Bowel Section, Department of Medicine, Hospital de Gastroenterología C Bonorino Udaondo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/927458
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 29,
no. 8
pp. 431 – 434
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Celiac disease (CD) is mostly recognized among subjects with a Caucasian ethnic ancestry. No studies have explored conditions predisposing Amerindians to CD.
