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Increased frequency of the immunoglobulin enhancer HS1,2 allele 2 in coeliac disease.
Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology - 1 Nov 2004
Frezza D, Giambra V, Cianci R, Fruscalzo A, Giufrè M, Cammarota G, Martìnez-Labarga C, Rickards O, Scibilia G, Sferlazzas C, Bartolozzi F, Starnino S, Magazzù G, Gasbarrini G B, Pandolfi F
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Coeliac disease (CD) is characterized by increased immunological responsiveness to ingested gliadin in genetically predisposed individuals. This genetic predisposition is not completely defined. A dysregulation of immunoglobulins (Ig) is present in CD: since antiendomysium antibodies...
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