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HLA-A alleles including HLA-A29 affect the composition of the gut microbiome: a potential clue to the pathogenesis of birdshot retinochoroidopathy.
Scientific reports - 19 Oct 2020
Sternes Peter R, Martin Tammy M, Paley Michael, Diamond Sarah, Asquith Mark J, Brown Matthew A, Rosenbaum James T
Abstract excerpt
Birdshot retinochoroidopathy occurs exclusively in individuals who are HLA-A29 positive. The mechanism to account for this association is unknown. The gut microbiome has been causally implicated in many immune-mediated diseases. We hypothesized that HLA-A29 would affect the composition of the gut microbiome, leading to a dysbiosis and immune-mediated eye disease. Fecal and intestinal biopsy samples were obtained...
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