Search for dissertations about: "celiac disease"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 68 swedish dissertations containing the words celiac disease.

  2. 16. Towards explaining the Swedish epidemic of celiac disease : an epidemiological approach

    Author : Anna Myléus; Anneli Ivarsson; Stig Wall; Hans Stenlund; Stefano Guandalini; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; celiac disease; epidemiology; etiology; infant feeding; infections; prevalence; screening; vaccinations; Epidemiology; epidemiologi;

    Abstract : Background: Celiac disease occurs worldwide in approximately 1% of the population, whereof the majority of cases are undiagnosed. Sweden experienced an epidemic (1984-1996) of clinically detected celiac disease in children below 2 years of age, partly attributed to changes in infant feeding. READ MORE

  4. 17. Genetic linkage and association studies in celiac disease: discoveries from whole genome analysis

    Author : Svetlana Adamovic; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : Celiac Disease; genome-wide scan; linkage; association; GWAS; complex disease; autoimmune; 5q31-33; HLA; IL2 IL21;

    Abstract : Celiac Disease (CD) or Gluten Sensitive Enteropathy (GSE) is a life-long disorder. It is characterized by inflammation in the small intestine of genetically predisposed individuals caused by inappropriate immune response to gluten, a protein enriched in some of our common grains (wheat, rye and barley). READ MORE

  5. 18. The genetic complexity of celiac disease. Gene variants linked and associated to an inflammatory autoimmune disorder

    Author : Åsa Torinsson Naluai; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : Celiac disease; genome-wide scan; linkage; association; complex disease; autoimmune; CTLA4; 5q31-33; polymorphism;

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  6. 19. Infant Feeding Practices and the Risk of Celiac Disease

    Author : CARIN ANDRÉN ARONSSON; Celiaki och diabetes; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Celiac Disease; Gluten; HLA; infant feeding; DQ2;

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  7. 20. Various Aspects of Gastrointestinal Disease : Examining Validity and Health Economic Outcomes

    Author : Soran Rabin Bozorg; Jonas F. Ludvigsson; Karl Mårild; Åsa Everhov Hallqvist; Jonas Söderling; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Serrated polyp; sessile serrated lesion; validation; celiac disease; sick leave; cost; economic burden; health economics;

    Abstract : Introduction: Recent years have seen significant research advances within the gastroenterological field. Some of these consist of the recognition of serrated polyps as a precursor to colorectal cancer, and the realization of the health economic burden associated with gastrointestinal diseases. READ MORE