Late Onset Coeliac Disease in the Monozygotic Twin of a Coeliac Child
- 1 January 1987
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Acta Paediatrica
- Vol. 76 (1) , 172-174
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1651-2227.1987.tb10442.x
Abstract
A case of late onset coeliac disease (confirmed by serial intestinal biopsies) is described in the monozygotic twin of a coeliac patient. This is the second case reported in literature. The permanent discordance for coeliac disease in monozygotic twins is questioned.Keywords
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