Article
HLA class II alleles associated with celiac disease susceptibility in a southern European population.
Tissue antigens - 1 Aug 1992
Tighe M R, Hall M A, Barbado M, Cardi E, Welsh K I, Ciclitira P J
Abstract excerpt
Susceptibility to celiac disease in Northern Europe is associated with the human leukocyte antigens (HLA) B8, DR3 and DQ2, which exist together on an extended haplotype. The strong predominance of this haplotype within the Northern European celiac populations, together with the linkage disequilibrium which occurs between these loci, does not allow identification of the gene(s) primarily associated with disease...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Alleles
- Base Sequence
- Blotting, Southern
- Celiac Disease
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- DNA
- Disease Susceptibility
- Europe
- Gene Amplification
