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. 1982 May;23(5):415–416. doi: 10.1136/gut.23.5.415

Splenic function in childhood coeliac disease *

G R Corazza, R Lazzari, M Frisoni, A Collina, G Gasbarrini
PMCID: PMC1419683  PMID: 7076019

Abstract

We measured splenic function using a simple, non-isotopic method in childhood coeliac disease. No patients were shown to have hyposplenism. This has important clinical and therapeutic implications.

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