Letter to the Editor
Celiac Disease in First-degree Relatives
Homozygosity of DQB1*02 and At Least One Copy of HLA-DQB1*02 Allele
Vera L. Sdepanian,
Vera L. Sdepanian
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Pediatric Department, Escola Paulista de Medicina-Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Search for more papers by this author Letícia H.C. Lopes,
Letícia H.C. Lopes
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Pediatric Department, Escola Paulista de Medicina-Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Search for more papers by this author Ricardo P. Oliveira,
Ricardo P. Oliveira
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Pediatric Department, Escola Paulista de Medicina-Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Search for more papers by this author Janaína G. Muniz,
Janaína G. Muniz
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Pediatric Department, Escola Paulista de Medicina-Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Vera L. Sdepanian,
Vera L. Sdepanian
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Pediatric Department, Escola Paulista de Medicina-Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Search for more papers by this author Letícia H.C. Lopes,
Letícia H.C. Lopes
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Pediatric Department, Escola Paulista de Medicina-Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Search for more papers by this author Ricardo P. Oliveira,
Ricardo P. Oliveira
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Pediatric Department, Escola Paulista de Medicina-Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Search for more papers by this author Janaína G. Muniz,
Janaína G. Muniz
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Pediatric Department, Escola Paulista de Medicina-Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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First published: 01 November 2019
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