Prevalence of celiac disease in an urban area of Brazil with predominantly European ancestry

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2006; 12(40): 6546-6550
Published online Oct 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i40.6546

Table 1 Celiac disease diagnosed in apparently healthy blood donors

Age	Gender	Race	Ancestry	GI symptoms	Anti-tTG¹	EMA¹	Histology
26	F	W	Italian and Portuguese	Diarrhea, distension, abdominal pain and flatulence	1025	1/1280	Marsh IIIb
26	F	W	Italian, Portuguese and German	Pyrosis, obstipation, epigastric pain, flatulence, weakness and fatigue	295	1/640	Marsh IIIb
42	M	W	Portuguese, German and Spanish	Pyrosis, obstipation and flatulence	40	1/80	Marsh II
46	M	W	Italian	Pyrosis	2816	1/2560	Marsh II
57	M	W	Italian and Portuguese	Diarrhea	1540	1/640	Marsh IIIb
57	M	W	Italian	Asymptomatic	1840	1/640	No biopsy

F: Female; M: Male; W: White; GI: Gastrointestinal; Anti-tTG: Antitissue transglutaminase; EMA: Antiendomysium antibody;

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Citation: Pereira MAG, Ortiz-Agostinho CL, Nishitokukado I, Sato MN, Damião AO, Alencar ML, Abrantes-Lemos CP, Cançado EL, Brito T, Ioshii SO, Valarini SB, Sipahi AM. Prevalence of celiac disease in an urban area of Brazil with predominantly European ancestry. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12(40): 6546-6550
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v12/i40/6546.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v12.i40.6546