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Pathophysiology and immunogenetics of celiac disease.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Mar 2022
Aboulaghras Sara, Piancatelli Daniela, Oumhani Khadija, Balahbib Abdelaali, Bouyahya Abdelhakim, Taghzouti Khalid
Abstract excerpt
Celiac disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory enteropathy caused by gluten (protein from wheat, rye and, barley) in genetically predisposed individuals carrying the HLA-DQ2/HLA-DQ8 genotype. This pathology has a multifactorial etiology in which HLA genes, the microbiome, gluten and, other environmental factors are involved in the development of the disease. Its pathogenesis involves both innate and adaptive...
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