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Research Article

Antiendomysium versus Antigliadin Antibodies in Screening the General Population for Coeliac Disease

C. Catassi, G. Fanciulli, A. R. D'Appello, R. El Asmar, C. Rondina, E. Fabiani, I. Bearzi, G. V. Coppa University Dept. of Paediatrics, Via F. Corridoni 11, IT-60123 Ancona, Italy
Pages 732-736 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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