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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 14, 2009; 15(38): 4741-4744
Published online Oct 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.4741
Published online Oct 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.4741
Adult celiac disease with acetylcholine receptor antibody positive myasthenia gravis
Hugh J Freeman, Helen R Gillett, Peter M Gillett, Joel Oger, Department of Medicine (Gastroenterology and Neurology), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1W5, Canada
Author contributions: Freeman HJ, Gillett HR, Gillett PM, Oger J contributed equally to this work; Oger J provided stored serum samples from myasthenia gravis patients; Freeman HJ, Gillett HR and Oger J designed the research; Freeman HJ and Gillett PM performed small bowel biopsy studies; Freeman HJ provided reagents and analytical tools and Gillett HR performed tissue transglutaminase assays; Freeman HJ, Gillett HR, Gillett PM, Oger J analyzed the data and wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Dr. Hugh J Freeman, Department of Medicine (Gastroenterology and Neurology), University of British Columbia, 2211 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1W5, Canada. hugfree@shaw.ca
Telephone: +1-604-8227216 Fax: +1-604-8227236
Received: June 1, 2009
Revised: September 8, 2009
Accepted: September 15, 2009
Published online: October 14, 2009
Revised: September 8, 2009
Accepted: September 15, 2009
Published online: October 14, 2009
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