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

Catassi, C; Rätsch, I M; Gandolfi, L; Pratesi, R; Fabiani, E; El Asmar, R; Frijia, M; Bearzi, I et al. · Lancet · 1999

cross_sectional · Level IV

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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.

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