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HLA DQA1*0501 and DQB1*02 in Cuban celiac patients.
Human immunology - 1 Aug 2006
Cintado Alberto, Sorell Luis, Galván José A, Martínez Luis, Castañeda Carlos, Fragoso Trini, Camacho Hamlet, Ferrer Annia, Companioni Osmel, Benitez Jesús, Nazábal Marcelo, Novoa Lidia I, Dueñas Marta
Abstract excerpt
Celiac disease (CD) susceptibility has been strongly associated with HLA-DQ2 and HLA-DQ8. The main objective of this study was to assess the distribution of HLA DQA1*0501 and DQB1*02 alleles (DQ2) for the first time in a group of Cuban celiac patients. We evaluated 22 patients, 54 first-degree relatives, and 60 controls for detection of antitissue transglutaminase (tTG)-specific antibodies in serum. We found that...
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