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Human Leucocyte Antigen Genotyping in Celiac Disease: Reasons for Inappropriate Use.
Clinical laboratory - 1 Oct 2021
Kav Taylan, Tseveldorj Nomingerel, Ozcimen Busra, Tan Cagman, Sivri Bulent
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BACKGROUND: Celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmune enteropathy, which may need further Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) testing beyond autoantibodies for diagnosis due to the necessity of lifetime gluten restriction. HLA genotyping test is useful in certain scenarios for CD diagnosis and screening. The aim of this study was to evaluate the reasons for inappropriate requesting of HLA testing. METHODS: One hundred and...
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