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Shared genetics in coeliac disease and other immune-mediated diseases.
Journal of internal medicine - 1 Jun 2011
Gutierrez-Achury J, Coutinho de Almeida R, Wijmenga C
Abstract excerpt
Identifying disease-associated variants can improve the predictive models of disease risk and provide mechanistic insights into disease development. Coeliac disease (CD) is the only autoimmune trait with a known environmental trigger, which makes it an excellent model for studying the complexity of genetic and environmental factors in the development of autoimmunity. In this review, we will focus on the genetic...
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