Article
Lack of association of MYO9B genetic variants with coeliac disease in a British cohort.
Gut - 1 Jul 2006
Hunt K A, Monsuur A J, McArdle W L, Kumar P J, Travis S P L, Walters J R F, Jewell D P, Strachan D P, Playford R J, Wijmenga C, van Heel D A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Development of coeliac disease involves an interaction between environmental factors (especially dietary wheat, rye, and barley antigens) and genetic factors (there is strong inherited disease susceptibility). The known human leucocyte antigen (HLA)-DQ2 and -DQ8 association explains only a minority of disease heritability. A recent study in the Dutch population suggested that genetic...
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