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

Authors
Catassi, C Ratsch, IM Gandolfi, L Pratesi, R Fabiani, E El Asmar, R Frijia, M Bearzi, I Vizzoni, L
Citation
C. Catassi et al., Why is coeliac disease endemic in the people of the Sahara?, LANCET, 354(9179), 1999, pp. 647-648
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine","Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
LANCET
ISSN journal
01406736 → ACNP
Volume
354
Issue
9179
Year of publication
1999
Pages
647 - 648
Database
ISI
SICI code
0140-6736(19990821)354:9179<647:WICDEI>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
The prevalence of antiendomysial antibody (AEA) in 989 Saharawi children wa s 5.6%. Intestinal biopsies in a subsample confirmed that AEA is a marker o f coeliac disease in people living in a developing country.