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World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2010; 16(18): 2302-2304
Published online May 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i18.2302
Stroke and dilated cardiomyopathy associated with celiac disease
Murat Doğan, Erdal Peker, Eren Cagan, Sinan Akbayram, Mehmet Acikgoz, Huseyin Caksen, Abdurrahman Uner, Yasar Cesur
Murat Doğan, Erdal Peker, Mehmet Acikgoz, Yasar Cesur, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Yuzuncu Yil University, Medical School, 65100 Van, Turkey
Eren Cagan, Huseyin Caksen, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Yuzuncu Yil University, Medical School, 65100 Van, Turkey
Sinan Akbayram, Department of Pediatric Hematology, Yuzuncu Yil University, Medical School, 65100 Van, Turkey
Abdurrahman Uner, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Yuzuncu Yil University, Medical School, 65100 Van, Turkey
Author contributions: Doğan M was responsible for protocol development, patient screening, enrolment, outcome assessment, preliminary data analysis and writing the manuscript; Cesur Y, Uner A and Caksen H were responsible for patient screening, treatment and outcome assessment; Peker E, Cagan E, Akbayram S and Acikgoz M participated in the analytic framework for the study and contributed to the writing of the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Murat Doğan, MD, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Yuzuncu Yil University, Medical School, 65100 Van, Turkey. doganmurat.md@gmail.com
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Received: July 22, 2009
Revised: October 12, 2009
Accepted: October 19, 2009
Published online: May 14, 2010
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