The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 157, Issue 3 , Pages 373-380.e1 , September 2010

Celiac Disease without Villous Atrophy in Children: A Prospective Study

  • Kalle Kurppa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Research Centre, University of Tampere and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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  • Merja Ashorn, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Research Centre, University of Tampere and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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  • Sari Iltanen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Research Centre, University of Tampere and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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  • Lotta L.E. Koskinen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Genetics and Research Program for Molecular Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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  • Päivi Saavalainen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Genetics and Research Program for Molecular Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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  • Outi Koskinen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Research Centre, University of Tampere and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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  • Markku Mäki, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Research Centre, University of Tampere and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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  • Katri Kaukinen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology and Alimentary Tract Surgery, Tampere University Hospital and Medical School, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Katri Kaukinen, University of Tampere, Medical School, FIN-33014, Tampere, Finland.

Received 9 December 2009 ,Revised 8 February 2010 ,Accepted 26 February 2010.

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 Supported by the Academy of Finland Research Council for Health, the Competitive Research Funding of the Pirkanmaa Hospital District, the Sigrid Juselius Foundation, the Foundation for Paediatric Research, the EU Commission Marie Curie Excellence Grant (FP6 contract MEXT-CT-2005-025270), Marie Curie Mobility Grant (MRTNCT-2006-036032; TRACKS), the National Graduate School of Clinical Investigation, the Ehrnrooth Foundation, and the Finnish Coeliac Society. The study sponsors had no role in the study design or collection, analysis and interpretation of the data, writing of the article or the decision to submit the manuscript for publication. The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.02.070

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 157, Issue 3 , Pages 373-380.e1 , September 2010

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