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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2013; 19(16): 2507-2513
Published online Apr 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i16.2507
Published online Apr 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i16.2507
Human leukocyte antigen DQ2/8 prevalence in non-celiac patients with gastrointestinal diseases
Daniel DiGiacomo, Antonella Santonicola, Fabiana Zingone, Edoardo Troncone, Gastrointestinal Unit, University Federico II Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy
Daniel DiGiacomo, Department of Medicine, Celiac Disease Center, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, United States
Maria Cristina Caria, Celiac Center, Loreto Crispi Hospital, 80131 Naples, Italy
Patrizia Borgheresi, Gianpaolo Parrilli, Carolina Ciacci, Celiac Center, Gastrointestinal Unit, San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d’Aragona Hospital, University of Salerno, 84081 Salerno, Italy
Carolina Ciacci, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Campus di Baronissi, University of Salerno Medical School, 84084 Baronissi, Italy
Author contributions: DiGiacomo D designed the study, ran the statistical analyses and wrote the manuscript; Santonicola A, Zingone F, Troncone E, Caria MC, Borgheresi P and Parrilli G selected the patients in the outpatient clinics involved in the study and provided the collection of all human materials; and Ciacci C designed the study, provided financial support for the study and edited the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Carolina Ciacci, Professor, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Campus di Baronissi, University of Salerno Medical School, Via Salvador Allende 34, 84084 Baronissi, Italy. cciacci@unisa.it
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Received: August 6, 2012
Revised: February 5, 2013
Accepted: February 7, 2013
Published online: April 28, 2013
Processing time: 269 Days and 10 Hours
Revised: February 5, 2013
Accepted: February 7, 2013
Published online: April 28, 2013
Processing time: 269 Days and 10 Hours
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