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Publication Name World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID 9709
Country/Territory United Arab Emirates
Received
2014-02-24 21:24
Peer-Review Started
2014-02-25 08:41
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2014-04-15 19:32
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2014-04-21 19:48
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2014-05-10 00:00
Second Decision
2014-05-26 21:20
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief
2014-05-26 21:37
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2014-05-26 21:59
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2014-10-30 19:22
Publish the Manuscript Online
2014-11-17 15:12
ISSN 1007-9327 (print) and 2219-2840 (online)
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Publisher Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA
Website http://www.wjgnet.com
Category Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type Prospective Study
Article Title Seroprevalence of celiac disease among United Arab Emirates healthy adult nationals: A gender disparity
Manuscript Source Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List Yousif A Abu-Zeid, Waheeba S Jasem, Benjamin Lebwohl, Peter H Green and Gehad ElGhazali
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Funding Agency Grant Number
Research Affairs at the United Arab Emirates University 03-04-2-11/08
Corresponding Author Yousif A Abu-Zeid, Associate Professor of Immunology, Department of Biology, College of Science, United Arab Emirates University, P O Box 15551 Al Ain, Abu Dhabi AE-AZ, United Arab Emirates. youssefa@uaeu.ac.ae
Key Words Celiac disease; Epidemiology; Serology; Prevalence; Gender; United Arab Emirates
Core Tip Celiac disease (CD) prevalence is unknown in United Arab Emirates. Screening for CD among adult Emiratis was done by using anti TtG antibodies and anti-endomysial antibodies (EMA) confirmed those positive. A structured interview was used to collect demographic data and clinical history. Eleven hundred ninety seven subjects were included in the study; the seroprevalence was 1:86 for all adults; 1:44 for women; 1:624 for men. Chronic anemia and being a woman independently associated significantly with CD seropositivity. To our knowledge, this is the first study on CD prevalence among Emiratis; reporting the highest gender difference in CD seroprevalence worldwide.
Publish Date 2014-11-17 15:12
Citation Abu-Zeid YA, Jasem WS, Lebwohl B, Green PH, ElGhazali G. Seroprevalence of celiac disease among United Arab Emirates healthy adult nationals: A gender disparity. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(42): 15830-15836
URL http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i42/15830.htm
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i42.15830
Full Article (PDF) WJG-20-15830.pdf
Full Article (Word) WJG-20-15830.doc
Manuscript File 9709-Review.docx
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