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Case Reports
. 1979 May;54(5):395-7.
doi: 10.1136/adc.54.5.395.

Coeliac disease in identical twins

F J Penna, J A Mota, M L Roquete, A S de Carvalho, A T de Oliveira Lemos, A J Barbosa, E Leao, R A Ferreira, L de Paula Castro
Case Reports

Coeliac disease in identical twins

F J Penna et al. Arch Dis Child. 1979 May.

Abstract

Coeliac disease occurred at the same age in MZ twins. The diagnosis was confirmed by histology of the small intestine, rapid response to a gluten-free diet, and relapse after reintroduction of gluten.

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