Prevalence of Dental Enamel Defects, Aphthous-Like Ulcers and Other Oral Manifestations in Celiac Children and Adolescents: A Comparative Study.

: Celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmune disease with typical, atypical and asymptomatic forms, in which many oral manifestations have been recognized. This study aims to evaluate the prevalence of oral manifestations as well as explore if oral examination could be used as a first diagnostic screening tool for atypical or asymptomatic forms. : 45 CD patients, between 2 and 18 years (mean age 10.

HLA-DQB1*05 association with Hashimoto's thyroiditis in children of Northern Greek origin.

In order to investigate HLA-DRB1 and HLADQB1 gene polymorphisms in Northern Greek pediatric population with Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT), we analyzed the distribution of these alleles in 17 patients and in 181 healthy subjects using polymerase chain reaction. No significant association was detected between HT and alleles analyzed. However, HLA-DQB1*05 was significantly increased in patients with age of diagnosis > 10 years (87.

Selection of the most compatible graft recipient by computer program, used in regional tissue typing laboratory of Hellas (R.T.T.L.).

The purpose of this study was to present the new computer program that we developed in the regional tissue typing laboratory (R.T.T.