Genetic susceptibility for celiac disease is highly prevalent in the Saudi population

Genetic susceptibility for celiac disease is highly prevalent in the Saudi population

Background/Aim: To determine the frequency of celiac disease (CD)-predisposing human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DQ genotypes in the Saudi population, where the prevalence of CD is 1.5% as recently reported in a mass screening study. Patients and Methods: In a cross-sectional population-based study, a t...

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Main Authors: Abdulrahman Al-Hussaini, Hanan Alharthi, Awad Osman, Nezar Eltayeb-Elsheikh, Aziz Chentoufi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Celiac disease
genetic susceptibility
HLA typing
HLA-DQ2.5
HLA-DQ8
Saudi Arabia
Online Access:http://www.saudijgastro.com/article.asp?issn=1319-3767;year=2018;volume=24;issue=5;spage=268;epage=273;aulast=Al-Hussaini

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