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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2012; 18(43): 6255-6262
Published online Nov 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i43.6255
Celiac disease markers in patients with liver diseases: A single center large scale screening study
Pavel Drastich, Eva Honsová, Alena Lodererová, Marcela Jarešová, Aneta Pekáriková, Iva Hoffmanová, Ludmila Tučková, Helena Tlaskalová-Hogenová, Julius Špičák, Daniel Sánchez
Pavel Drastich, Julius Špičák, Department of Hepatogastroenterology, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, 14021 Prague, Czech Republic
Eva Honsová, Alena Lodererová, Department of Clinical and Transplant Pathology, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, 14021 Prague, Czech Republic
Marcela Jarešová, Department of Immunology, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, 14021 Prague, Czech Republic
Aneta Pekáriková, Ludmila Tučková, Helena Tlaskalová-Hogenová, Daniel Sánchez, Department of Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, 14220 Prague, Czech Republic
Iva Hoffmanová, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, 3rd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, 10034 Prague, Czech Republic
Author contributions: Honsová E, Lodererová A, Jarešová M, Pekáriková A, Hoffmanová I, Tučková L and Tlaskalová-Hogenová H performed the research; Honcová E analyzed and interpreted liver histology; Špičák J analyzed the clinical data of patients; and Drastich P and Sánchez D designed the research and wrote the paper.
Supported by Grant from the Czech Ministry of Health, No. NS9705-4/2008; the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, No. A500200709; the Czech Science Foundation, No. 310/07/0414; Institutional Research Concept Grant, No. AV0Z50200510 and No. RVO: 61388971
Correspondence to: Pavel Drastich, MD, PhD, Department of Hepatogastroenterology, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Vídeňská 1958/9, 14021 Prague, Czech Republic. drastich@hotmail.com
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Received: March 31, 2012
Revised: August 21, 2012
Accepted: September 12, 2012
Published online: November 21, 2012
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