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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2009; 15(35): 4423-4428
Published online Sep 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.4423
Published online Sep 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.4423
A Brazilian experience of the self transglutaminase-based test for celiac disease case finding and diet monitoring
Lorete Maria da Silva Kotze, Ana Paula Brambila Rodrigues, Luiz Roberto Kotze, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Services, Cajuru Hospital, Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, CEP 80240-220, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Renato Mitsunori Nisihara, Evangelical University and Laboratory of Immunopathology, Clinical Hospital, Federal University of Paraná, CEP 80240-220, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Author contributions: Kotze LM performed clinical trials and the majority of experiments; Brambila Rodrigues AP performed tests and endoscopic procedures; Kotze LR performed histological evaluations; Nisihara RM performed laboratory antibody determinations; All the authors participated in the trial, designed the study, wrote and revised the manuscript.
Supported by Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná
Correspondence to: Lorete Maria da Silva Kotze, MD, PhD, Professor, FACG, Rua Bruno Filgueira, 369 - Cj 1205, CEP 80240-220, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. loretekotze@hotmail.com
Telephone: +55-41-33361088 Fax: +55-41-33361088
Received: July 3, 2009
Revised: August 25, 2009
Accepted: September 1, 2009
Published online: September 21, 2009
Revised: August 25, 2009
Accepted: September 1, 2009
Published online: September 21, 2009
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