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A 17-year-old girl with Down syndrome is presented who developed coeliac disease, Graves' disease and diabetes type 1. Her HLA type was A3, A9, B8, B15, DR3, DR5.
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Ruch, W., Schürmann, K., Gordon, P. et al. Coexistent coeliac disease, Graves' disease and diabetes mellitus type 1 in a patient with Down syndrome. Eur J Pediatr 144, 89–90 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00491938
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