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HLA-DRB1 and MHC class 1 chain-related A haplotypes in Basque families with celiac disease.
Tissue antigens - 1 Jul 2002
Bilbao J R, Martín-Pagola A, Vitoria J C, Zubillaga P, Ortiz L, Castaño L
Abstract excerpt
The contribution of HLA genes to the genetic risk for celiac disease (CD) has been known for a long time. Recent publications have pointed to the possibility that a second, independent susceptibility locus could be located in the same genomic region, and a triplet repeat polymorphism in exon 5 of the gene MHC class I chain-related protein A (MICA; located between TNFA and HLA-B) has been associated with several...
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