Celiac disease in type 1 diabetes mellitus

• Main Authors: Camarca Maria (Author), Mozzillo Enza (Author), Nugnes Rosa (Author), Zito Eugenio (Author), Falco Mariateresa (Author), Fattorusso Valentina (Author), Mobilia Sara (Author), Buono Pietro (Author), Valerio Giuliana (Author), Troncone Riccardo (Author), Franzese Adriana (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Celiac Disease (CD) occurs in patients with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) ranging the prevalence of 4.4-11.1% versus 0.5% of the general population. The mechanism of association of these two diseases involves a shared genetic background: HLA genotype DR3-DQ2 and DR4-DQ8...