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Adult patients with eosinophilic esophagitis do not show an increased frequency of the HLA-DQ2/DQ8 genotypes predisposing to celiac disease.
Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 Apr 2011
Lucendo Alfredo J, Arias Ángel, Pérez-Martínez Isabel, López-Vázquez Antonio, Ontañón-Rodríguez Jesús, González-Castillo Sonia, De Rezende Livia C, Rodrigo Luis
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Recent articles have described patients that share eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and celiac disease (CD) suggesting a true relationship between both diseases. AIMS: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether HLA DQ2 and DQ8 predisposing to CD are increased in adult patients with EoE. METHODS: HLA alleles conferring risk for CD was assessed in 75 adult EoE patients attended at two hospitals...
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