HLA and enteric antineuronal antibodies in patients with achalasia

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The aetiopathogenesis of primary achalasia is largely unknown, although an immunogenetic predisposition is suspected. To establish whether a correlation exists among possible aetiological factors, including class II human leucocyte antigen (HLA) alleles and autoantibodies to enteric neurones, and clinical features of patients with achalasia, a total of 60 patients and 200 healthy subjects were typed by...

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