title: Why is coeliac disease endemic in the people of the Sahara?
abstract: The prevalence of antiendomysial antibody (AEA) in 989 Saharawi children was 5.6%. Intestinal biopsies in a subsample confirmed that AEA is a marker of coellac disease in people living in a developing country.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Catassi
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Rätsch
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gandolfi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pratesi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fabiani
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: El Asmar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Frijia
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bearzi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vizzoni
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000352:Africa, Northern / Q000453:epidemiology; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis; D001706:Biopsy; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000032:analysis; D007223:Infant; D007422:Intestines / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D007070:Immunoglobulin A