Absolute linkage of celiac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis to HLA-DQ.

doi:10.1111/j.1399-0039.1997.tb02834.x

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Absolute linkage of celiac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis to HLA-DQ.

Tissue antigens - 1 Jul 1997

Balas A, Vicario J L, Zambrano A, Acuña D, García-Novo D

Abstract excerpt

This report shows the absolute genetic linkage of celiac disease (CD) to the HLA-DQ region, and supports the fact that dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) follows the same pattern of HLA-mediated susceptibility in extensive series of Caucasian Spanish patients. Ninety-five percent of CD (201 of 212) an...

Topics

Alleles
Celiac Disease
Dermatitis Herpetiformis
Genetic Linkage
HLA-DQ Antigens
Haplotypes
Humans

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