Open AccessPrevalence of IgA-antiendomysial antibody in a patient cohort with idiopathic low bone mineral density
Author(s) -
Tolga Karakan,
Özden Özyemişçi-Taşkıran,
Zafer Günendi,
Fatma Atalay,
Candan Tunçer
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v13.i21.2978
Subject(s) - medicine , bone mineral , osteoporosis , femoral neck , gastroenterology , coeliac disease , bone density , vitamin d and neurology , immunoglobulin a , osteopenia , antibody , immunoglobulin g , disease , immunology
To investigate the frequency of serum IgA-antiendomysial antibody positivity in patients with low bone mineral density and to assess the risk group for screening of celiac disease.