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Gene dose effect of the DQB1*0201 allele contributes to severity of coeliac disease.
Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology - 1 Feb 2006
Karinen Hannele, Kärkkäinen Päivi, Pihlajamäki Jussi, Janatuinen Esko, Heikkinen Markku, Julkunen Risto, Kosma Veli-Matti, Naukkarinen Anita, Laakso Markku
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Coeliac disease (CD) susceptibility has been shown to be associated with the HLA alleles DQA1*0501 and DQB1*0201. This HLA-associated risk has been estimated to account for 29-40% of the genetic component of CD. Conflicting data have been published on the gene dose effect of these HLA alleles on the risk and severity of CD. In this study the aim was to investigate the association between the number of...
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