HLA class II gene frequencies in Crohn's disease: a population based analysis in Germany.

doi:10.1136/gut.38.4.538

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HLA class II gene frequencies in Crohn's disease: a population based analysis in Germany.

Gut - 1 Apr 1996

Reinshagen M, Loeliger C, Kuehnl P, Weiss U, Manfras B J, Adler G, Boehm B O

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BACKGROUND: Ulcerative colitis is the only known inflammatory bowel disease associated with particular HLA alleles. Whereas the association with the HLA-DRB1*15 allele has been described in several independent studies for ulcerative colitis, no contribution of HLA alleles to susceptibility in Cro...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Alleles
Base Sequence
Case-Control Studies
Child
Crohn Disease
Female
Gene Frequency
Genes, MHC Class II
Germany
HLA-DQ Antigens
HLA-DR Antigens
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Molecular Sequence Data

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