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The adaptive immune response in celiac disease.
Seminars in immunopathology - 1 Jul 2012
Qiao Shuo-Wang, Iversen Rasmus, Ráki Melinda, Sollid Ludvig M
Abstract excerpt
Compared to other human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-associated diseases such as type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and rheumatoid arthritis, fundamental aspects of the pathogenesis in celiac disease are relatively well understood. This is mostly because the causative antigen in celiac disease-cereal gluten proteins-is known and the culprit HLA molecules are well defined. This has facilitated the dissection of the...
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