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The roles of MHC class II genes and post-translational modification in celiac disease.
Immunogenetics - 1 Aug 2017
Sollid Ludvig M
Abstract excerpt
Our increasing understanding of the etiology of celiac disease, previously considered a simple food hypersensitivity disorder caused by an immune response to cereal gluten proteins, challenges established concepts of autoimmunity. HLA is a chief genetic determinant, and certain HLA-DQ allotypes predispose to the disease by presenting posttranslationally modified (deamidated) gluten peptides to CD4+ T cells. The...
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