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The CTLA4/CD28 gene region on chromosome 2q33 confers susceptibility to celiac disease in a way possibly distinct from that of type 1 diabetes and other chronic inflammatory disorders.
Tissue antigens - 1 Oct 2000
Naluai A T, Nilsson S, Samuelsson L, Gudjónsdóttir A H, Ascher H, Ek J, Hallberg B, Kristiansson B, Martinsson T, Nerman O, Sollid L M, Wahlström J
Abstract excerpt
The effect of the gene region on chromosome 2q33 containing the CD28 and the cytotoxic T-lymphocyte associated (CTLA4) genes has been investigated in several diseases with chronic inflammatory nature. In addition to celiac disease (CD), type I diabetes, Grave's disease, rheumatoid arthritis and m...
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