Article
[Human histocompatibility system association with gastrointestinal diseases].
Acta gastroenterologica Latinoamericana - 1 Jun 2006
Alves Crésio, Vieira Nara, Toralles María Betânia P, Lyra André
Abstract excerpt
Genetic, immunological and environmental factors are involved in the pathogenesis of the gastrointestinal diseases. Situated on the short arm of the chromosome 6, the HLA system is very polymorphic and has the capacity to confer susceptibility or resistance to different diseases. The relationship HLA vs. disease differs with the disease and, sometimes, with the ethnic-racial group studied. Histocompatibility...
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