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Late Onset Coeliac Disease in the Monozygotic Twin of a Coeliac Child
Author(s) -
DE SOUSA J. SALAZAR,
DE ALMEIDA J. M. RAMOS,
MONTEIRO M. V.,
RAMALHO P. MAGALHÃES
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1987.tb10442.x
Subject(s) - coeliac disease , medicine , monozygotic twin , pediatrics , disease , genetics , biology
. A case of late onset coeliac disease (confirmed by serial intestinal biopsies) is described in the monozygotic twin of a coeliac patient. This is the second case reported in literature. The permanent discordance for coeliac disease in monozygotic twins is questioned.