Role of HLA-DQB1 alleles in the risk, signs and symptoms, and severity of celiac disease in a Venezuelan population
Introduction and aims: Celiac disease (CD) is a complex condition, whose main genetic determinant involves HLA molecules, specifically the HLA-DQ2 and/or HLA-DQ8 heterodimers. Nevertheless, the frequency of the alleles encoding those molecules has not been reported in Venezuelan celiac patients. The...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-04-01
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Series: | Revista de Gastroenterología de México (English Edition) |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2255534X22000214 |