Is There Need for a New Hepatitis B Vaccine Schedule for Children with Celiac Disease?

Ertekin, Vildan
Tosun, Mahya Sultan
SELİMOĞLU, MUKADDER AYŞE

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Publication date

January 2011

DOI

10.5812/kowsar.1735143x.715

Publisher

Kowsar Medical Institute

Journal

Hepatitis Monthly

Abstract

Background: Celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmune disease characterized by immune-mediated inflammatory damage of the small intestinal mucosa, precipitated by the ingestion of gluten-containing foods. Since human leucocyte antigen DQ2 (HLA-DQ2) is a marker of nonresponsiveness to hepatits B virus (HBV) vaccine, CD may also be associated with this nonresponsiveness

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Is There Need for a New Hepatitis B Vaccine Schedule for Children with Celiac Disease?

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