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Allele and haplotype frequencies for HLA class II (DQA1 and DQB1) loci in patients with celiac disease from Spain.
Human immunology - 1 Apr 2004
Vidales M Concepción, Zubillaga Paul, Zubillaga Itziar, Alfonso-Sánchez Miguel A
Abstract excerpt
Celiac disease (CD) is a complex and multifactorial disease, defined as a malabsorptive disorder of the small intestine resulting from ingestion of gluten. Genetic susceptibility to CD has been associated with human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DQ2 heterodimer, encoded by the DQA1*0501 and DQB1*02 genes. However, HLA risk factors do not explain the whole genetic predisposition: not all DQ2-encoding haplotypes confer...
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