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MICA-A5.1 allele is associated with atypical forms of celiac disease in HLA-DQ2-negative patients.
Immunogenetics - 1 Feb 2002
Lopez-Vazquez Antonio, Rodrigo Luis, Fuentes Dolores, Riestra Sabino, Bousoño Carlos, Garcia-Fernandez Sonia, Martinez-Borra Jesús, Gonzalez Segundo, Lopez-Larrea Carlos
Abstract excerpt
We selected 38 consecutive celiac disease (CD) patients (from a group of 316 consecutive CD patients) and 91 healthy blood donors, all of whom were HLA-DQ2 (DQA1*0501/DQB1*0201) negative, and investigated the presence of the classically associated alleles HLA-DQ8 and HLA-DRB4. We also studied the distribution of MICA transmembrane alleles in the two clinical forms of the disease. For this reason, these 38...
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