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Medium-high resolution electrochemical genotyping of HLA-DQ2/DQ8 for detection of predisposition to coeliac disease.
Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry - 1 May 2014
Joda Hamdi, Beni Valerio, Alakulppi Noora, Partanen Jukka, Lind Kristina, Strömbom Linda, Latta Daniel, Höth Julian, Katakis Ioanis, O'Sullivan Ciara K
Abstract excerpt
Coeliac disease is a small intestinal disorder, induced by ingestion of gluten in genetically predisposed individuals. Coeliac disease has been strongly linked to human leukocyte antigens (HLA) located on chromosome 6, with almost 100 % of coeliac disease sufferers carrying either a HLA-DQ2 or HLA-DQ8 heterodimer, with the majority carrying HLA-DQ2 encoded by the DQA1*05:01/05:05, DQB1*02:01/02:02 alleles,...
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