Article
Improving the estimation of celiac disease sibling risk by non-HLA genes.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Izzo Valentina, Pinelli Michele, Tinto Nadia, Esposito Maria Valeria, Cola Arturo, Sperandeo Maria Pia, Tucci Francesca, Cocozza Sergio, Greco Luigi, Sacchetti Lucia
Abstract excerpt
Celiac Disease (CD) is a polygenic trait, and HLA genes explain less than half of the genetic variation. Through large GWAs more than 40 associated non-HLA genes were identified, but they give a small contribution to the heritability of the disease. The aim of this study is to improve the estimate of the CD risk in siblings, by adding to HLA a small set of non-HLA genes. One-hundred fifty-seven Italian families...
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