Article
T cell receptor gamma gene polymorphisms and class II human lymphocyte antigen genotypes in patients with celiac disease from the west of Ireland.
The American journal of the medical sciences - 1 Mar 1995
Arai T, Michalski J P, McCombs C C, Elston R C, McCarthy C F, Stevens F M
Abstract excerpt
Although celiac disease has one of the strongest human lymphocyte antigen (HLA) class II associations of any human illness, it is clear that at least one gene that is not linked to the HLA region also is required for its pathogenesis. The occurrence of large numbers of gamma delta T cells in the...
Topics
- Celiac Disease
- Gene Frequency
- Genotype
- HLA-DQ Antigens
- HLA-DR Antigens
- HLA-DR3 Antigen
- Heterozygote
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class II
- Humans
- Ireland
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta