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The downstream modulator of interferon-gamma, STAT1 is not genetically associated to the Dutch coeliac disease population.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Oct 2006
Diosdado Begoña, Monsuur Alienke J, Mearin María Luisa, Mulder Chris, Wijmenga Cisca
Abstract excerpt
Coeliac disease (CD) is a complex genetic disorder. Its etiology is owing to multiple genes and environmental factors, such as gluten. The first event in the pathogenesis of CD after the ingestion of gluten is the activation of a Th1 immune response that leads to villous atrophy. Although this immune response seems crucial to the disease's development, only the HLA-DQ2/DQ8 genes have been identified as causative...
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