Abstract
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 coellac disease in people living in a developing country.
Publication types
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Letter
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Africa, Northern / epidemiology
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Autoantibodies / analysis
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Biopsy
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Celiac Disease / diagnosis
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Celiac Disease / epidemiology*
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Celiac Disease / pathology
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Endemic Diseases*
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Female
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Humans
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Immunoglobulin A / analysis
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Infant
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Intestines / pathology
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Male
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Muscle, Smooth / immunology
Substances
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Autoantibodies
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Immunoglobulin A