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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 21, 2009; 15(31): 3891-3900
Published online Aug 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3891
Anti-microbial antibodies in celiac disease: Trick or treat?
Maria Papp, Ildiko Foldi, Istvan Altorjay, Eszter Palyu, Miklos Udvardy, Judit Tumpek, Sandor Sipka, Ilma Rita Korponay-Szabo, Eva Nemes, Gabor Veres, Tamas Dinya, Attila Tordai, Hajnalka Andrikovics, Gary L Norman, Peter Laszlo Lakatos
Maria Papp, Ildiko Foldi, Istvan Altorjay, Eszter Palyu, Miklos Udvardy, 2nd Department of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, H-4032, Hungary
Judit Tumpek, Sandor Sipka, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, H-4032, Hungary
Ilma Rita Korponay-Szabo, Eva Nemes, Department of Pediatrics, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, H-4032, Hungary
Ilma Rita Korponay-Szabo, Celiac Disease Center, Heim Pal Children's Hospital, Budapest, H-1089, Hungary
Gabor Veres, 1st Department of Pediatrics, Semmelweis University, Budapest, H-1083, Hungary
Tamas Dinya, Institute of Surgery, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, H-4032, Hungary
Attila Tordai, Hajnalka Andrikovics, Department of Molecular Diagnostics, Hungarian National Blood Transfusion Service, Budapest, H-1113, Hungary
Gary L Norman, INOVA Diagnostics, Inc., San Diego, CA 92131-1638, United States
Peter Laszlo Lakatos, 1st Department of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, H-1083, Hungary
Author contributions: Papp M and Foldi I contributed equally to this work; Papp M designed the research, supervised the collection of research material and patients data and prepared the manuscript; Tumpek J, Sipka S, Foldi I, Palyu E performed serology analysis; Tordai A, Andrikovics H performed genetic analysis; Dinya T, Korponay-Szabo IR, Altorjay I, Nemes E, Veres G recruited patients and prepared clinical data; Norman GL, Udvardy M supervised manuscript preparation and oversaw data analyis; Lakatos PL designed the research, analyzed the data and prepared the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Maria Papp, MD, PhD, 2nd Department of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Nagyerdei krt. 98, Debrecen, H-4032, Hungary. drpappm@yahoo.com
Telephone: +36-52-255152
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Received: May 19, 2009
Revised: July 20, 2009
Accepted: July 27, 2009
Published online: August 21, 2009
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