Daily Archives: February 23, 2017

Lower Prevalence of Celiac Disease and Gluten-Related Disorders in Persons Living in Southern vs Northern Latitudes of the United States

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Gastroenterology Journal

The association between prevalence of celiac disease and geographic region is incompletely understood, but the occurrence of several autoimmune disorders has been found to vary along a North–South gradient. We examined geographic, demographic, and cl… Continue reading →

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Association Between Screen-detected Gallstone Disease and Cancer in a Cohort Study

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Daniel Mønsted Shabanzadeh, Lars Tue Sørensen, Torben Jørgensen

In a general population screened for gallstones through ultrasound examination, gallstones were associated with the development of pooled gastrointestinal cancers and, in particular, right-side colon cancer. Continue reading →

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