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Association of LPP and ZMIZ1 Gene Polymorphism with Celiac Disease in Subjects from Punjab, Pakistan.
Genes - 27 Jun 2024
Zulfiqar Sumaira, Fiaz Amna, Khan Waqas Ahmed, Hussain Misbah, Ali Ansar, Ahmed Nadeem, Ali Basharat, Masood Muhammad Adnan
Abstract excerpt
Celiac disease (CD) is a complicated autoimmune disease that is caused by gluten sensitivity. It was commonly believed that CD only affected white Europeans, but recent findings show that it is also prevailing in some other racial groups, like South Asians, Caucasians, Africans, and Arabs. Genetics plays a profound role in increasing the risk of developing CD. Genetic Variations in non-HLA genes such as LPP,...
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