Incidence of malignancies in diagnosed celiac patients: a population-based estimate.

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The association between celiac disease and malignancies is well recognized. In Finland, the prevalence of clinically diagnosed adult celiac disease is 0.6%. In this large, population-based cohort, we aimed at a realistic projection of the cancer risk.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Am. J. Gastroenterol.

Title: The American journal of gastroenterology

ISSN (Electronic): 1572-0241

ISSN (Print): 0002-9270

Publication date (Electronic): Sep 2014

Volume: 109

Issue: 9

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[1 ] Department of Gastroenterology and Alimentary Tract Surgery, Tampere University Hospital and University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland.

[2 ] 1] Department of Gastroenterology and Alimentary Tract Surgery, Tampere University Hospital and University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland [2] Department of Medicine, Seinäjoki Central Hospital, Seinäjoki, Finland.

[3 ] Research Department, The Social Insurance Institution, Turku, Finland.

[4 ] 1] Finnish Cancer Registry, Institute for Statistical and Epidemiological Cancer Research, Helsinki, Finland [2] School of Health Sciences, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland.

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Publisher Item ID: ajg2014194

DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2014.194

PubMed ID: 25047399

SO-VID: d91058fa-11b9-4d53-a597-ebd06cd30e3f

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