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HLA-DQB1*02 and DQB1*06:03P are associated with peanut allergy.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Oct 2013
Madore Anne-Marie, Vaillancourt Vanessa T, Asai Yuka, Alizadehfar Reza, Ben-Shoshan Moshe, Michel Deborah L, Kozyrskyj Anita L, Becker Allan, Chan-Yeung Moira, Clarke Ann E, Hull Peter, Daley Denise, Sandford Andrew J, Laprise Catherine
Abstract excerpt
Peanut allergy (PA) is a common and serious food allergy and its prevalence has increased in the past decade. Although there is strong evidence of inheritance, the genetic causes of this disease are not well understood. Previously, a large-scale genome-wide association study described an association between human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DQB1 and asthma; the aim of this study was to evaluate the association...
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