Article
Lewis phenotype, secretor status, and coeliac disease.
Gut - 1 Jun 1994
Dickey W, Wylie J D, Collins J S, Porter K G, Watson R G, McLoughlin J C
Abstract excerpt
Patients who cannot secrete ABO and Lewis blood group antigens into body fluids, an ability controlled by a single gene on chromosome 19, are known to be at increased risk of certain autoimmune diseases associated with human leucocyte antigen (HLA) markers. This study investigated the possibility of an association with coeliac disease using red cell Lewis (Le) blood group phenotype to infer secretor status. Among...
Topics
- Celiac Disease
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 19
- Humans
- Lewis Blood Group Antigens
- Phenotype
- Risk Factors