Article
Molecular characterization of HLA class II genes in celiac disease patients of Latin American Caucasian origin.
Tissue antigens - 1 Feb 1994
Herrera M, Theiler G, Augustovski F, Chertkoff L, Fainboim L, DeRosa S, Cowan E P, Satz M L
Abstract excerpt
In the present study, the polymorphic domain of HLA class II genes present in a pediatric population of Argentinian celiac disease patients was analyzed by hybridization to sequence-specific oligonucleotides and DNA sequencing. Sixteen out of 16 DR5/7 heterozygous patients bore the DQA1*0501 and...
Topics
- Alleles
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Argentina
- Celiac Disease
- Child
- DNA
- Exons
- HLA-DQ Antigens
- HLA-DR5 Antigen
- Heterozygote
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class II
- Humans
