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HLA and autoimmune digestive disease: a clinically oriented review for gastroenterologists.
The American journal of gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2009
Cassinotti Andrea, Birindelli Sarah, Clerici Mario, Trabattoni Daria, Lazzaroni Marco, Ardizzone Sandro, Colombo Riccardo, Rossi Edoardo, Porro Gabriele Bianchi
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OBJECTIVES: The human leukocyte antigen (HLA) system includes genes involved in graft-vs-host rejection and in immune response. The discovery that HLAs are associated with several diseases led to appealing developments both in basic biomedical research and in clinical medicine, and offered the opportunity to improve the understanding of pathogenesis and classification of diseases, as well as to provide diagnostic...
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