Article
Celiac disease among Ashkenazi Jews from Israel. A study of the HLA class II alleles and their associations with disease susceptibility.
Human immunology - 1 Dec 1993
Tighe M R, Hall M A, Ashkenazi A, Siegler E, Lanchbury J S, Ciclitira P J
Abstract excerpt
The immunogenetics of celiac disease demonstrates a highly significant association with the HLA class II alleles DQA1*0501 DQB1*0201 encoded in either a cis- or trans-configuration. In Northern Europe, these alleles are found in linkage disequilibrium with DRB1*0301 while in Southern Europe an additional secondary association through linkage disequilibrium is seen with the combination DRB1*1101/0701. This study...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Celiac Disease
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- HLA-D Antigens
- HLA-DP Antigens
- HLA-DQ Antigens
