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T-cell receptor variable genes and genetic susceptibility to celiac disease: an association and linkage study.
Gastroenterology - 1 Dec 1993
Roschmann E, Wienker T F, Gerok W, Volk B A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genetic susceptibility of celiac disease is primarily associated with a particular combination of and HLA-DQA1/DQB1 gene; however, this does not fully account for the genetic predisposition. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine whether T-cell receptor (TCR) genes may be susceptibility genes in celiac disease. METHODS: HLA class II typing was performed by polymerase chain reaction...
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