Elsevier

The Lancet

Volume 354, Issue 9179, 21 August 1999, Pages 647-648
The Lancet

Research Letters
Why is coeliac disease endemic in the people of the Sahara?

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Summary

The prevalence of antiendomysial antibody (AEA) in 989 Saharawi children was 5.6%. Intestinal biopsies in a subsample confirmed that AEA is a marker of coeliac disease in people living in a developing country.

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