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Association study of FUT2 (rs601338) with celiac disease and inflammatory bowel disease in the Finnish population.
Tissue antigens - 1 Dec 2012
Parmar A S, Alakulppi N, Paavola-Sakki P, Kurppa K, Halme L, Färkkilä M, Turunen U, Lappalainen M, Kontula K, Kaukinen K, Mäki M, Lindfors K, Partanen J, Sistonen P, Mättö J, Wacklin P, Saavalainen P, Einarsdottir E
Abstract excerpt
Homozygosity for a nonsense mutation in the fucosyltransferase 2 (FUT2) gene (rs601338G>A) leads to the absence of ABH blood groups (FUT2 non-secretor status) in body fluids. As the secretor status has been shown to be a major determinant for the gut microbial spectrum, assumed to be important in the gut immune homeostasis, we studied the association of rs601338-FUT2 with celiac disease (CelD) and inflammatory...
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