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A pilot study of the prevalence of coeliac disease in Vietnamese patients with Graves' disease

Truong, Khoa Dang ( 2008)

Current data suggest that the prevalence of coeliac disease is high in Caucasian with Graves’ disease. However, there are no data assessing the prevalence of coeliac disease in Vietnamese with Graves’ disease; nor data regarding micronutrient deficiency in Graves’ disease patients, and whether this is higher compared with the normal Vietnamese population. In this study, we aimed to establish the prevalence of coeliac disease in Vietnamese patients with Graves’ disease. The prevalence was compared with Vietnamese participants without autoimmune disease, and also with the prevalence in Caucasians as previously reported in the literature. Furthermore, the frequency of micronutrient deficiency was determined in Vietnamese patients with Graves’ disease and in control participants. (For complete abstract open document)