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HLA-G and susceptibility to develop celiac disease.
Human immunology - 1 Jan 2015
Catamo Eulalia, Zupin Luisa, Segat Ludovica, Celsi Fulvio, Crovella Sergio
Abstract excerpt
The Human Leukocyte Antigen-G has immunomodulatory function and its expression has been associated with several diseases. In our study we analyzed HLA-G polymorphisms in order to evaluate their possible association with susceptibility to celiac disease development. A total of 420 celiac patients and 509 controls were genotyped for HLA-G polymorphisms. We sequenced 800bp upstream the ATG codon (5' upstream...
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