Prevalence, human leukocyte antigen typing and strategy for screening among Asian first-degree relatives of children with celiac disease

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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

سال: 2010

ISSN: 0815-9319,1440-1746

DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2009.06044.x