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Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology & Hepatology (2004) 1, 67
doi:10.1038/ncpgasthep0036  

Celiac disease: malignancy and mortality

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Several studies have shown an increased risk of malignancy and mortality in patients with celiac disease, but robust data are lacking. Using the UK general practice database—the largest of its kind—West and colleagues have compared rates of malignancy and mortality in 4,732 people with celiac disease and 23,620 matched controls.

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