Article
Risk of pediatric celiac disease according to HLA haplotype and country.
The New England journal of medicine - 3 Jul 2014
Liu Edwin, Lee Hye-Seung, Aronsson Carin A, Hagopian William A, Koletzko Sibylle, Rewers Marian J, Eisenbarth George S, Bingley Polly J, Bonifacio Ezio, Simell Ville, Agardh Daniel
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The presence of HLA haplotype DR3-DQ2 or DR4-DQ8 is associated with an increased risk of celiac disease. In addition, nearly all children with celiac disease have serum antibodies against tissue transglutaminase (tTG). METHODS: We studied 6403 children with HLA haplotype DR3-DQ2 or DR4-DQ8 prospectively from birth in the United States, Finland, Germany, and Sweden. The primary end point was the...
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