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New advances in coeliac disease: serum and intestinal expression of HLA-G.
International immunology - 1 May 2006
Torres M I, López-Casado M A, Luque J, Peña J, Ríos A
Abstract excerpt
Coeliac disease (CD) is a common autoimmune disorder characterized by an immune response to ingested gluten and has a strong HLA association with HLA-DQ2 and HLA-DQ8, but as human HLA-DQ risk factors do not explain the entire genetic susceptibility to gluten intolerance. Our aim was to investigate whether HLA-G, a gene located in the MHC class I region, and with important role in the induction of immunotolerance,...
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