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Celiac disease genetics: current concepts and practical applications.
Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association - 1 Sept 2005
Sollid Ludvig M, Lie Benedicte A
Abstract excerpt
Celiac disease is a multifactorial disease with complex genetics. Both HLA and non-HLA genes contribute to the genetic component, but recent findings suggest that the importance of non-HLA genes might have been overestimated. No susceptibility genes other than HLA-DQ have yet been identified in celiac disease. In contrast to the meager knowledge regarding non-HLA genes, we have acquired a detailed understanding...
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