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The association between coeliac disease, dermatitis herpetiformis and certain HLA-antigens in Icelanders.
European journal of immunogenetics : official journal of the British Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics - 1 Dec 1994
Arnason A, Skaftadóttir I, Sigmundsson J, Mooney E, Björnsson J, Cariglia N, Pálsson G, Gudjónsson H
Abstract excerpt
Twenty-eight cases of coeliac disease (CD) and seven of dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) have been verified in Iceland. Standard serological techniques were used for HLA typing. Twenty-five individuals with CD were typed, 21 (84%) of whom carried DR3,DQ2. Twelve of these 25 (48%) had DR3,DR7, DQ2, which makes them possibly homozygous for DQ2, and suggests that homozygosity of DQ2 increases the risk for CD. The four...
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