Assessment of the DQ Heterodimer Test in the Diagnosis of Celiac Disease in the Canary Islands (Spain) - Concepedia

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Assessment of the DQ Heterodimer Test in the Diagnosis of Celiac Disease in the Canary Islands (Spain)

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2003

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Luis Peña Quintana, María José Torres-Galván, M. Candida Deniz-Naranjo, L. Ortigosa‐Castillo, Juan C. Ramos‐Varela, F. Calvo‐Hernández, M. Dolores Fiuza-Pérez, Carlos Rodríguez‐Gallego, Florentino Sánchez-García

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Abstract

The presence of the DQ2 (DQA1*0501/DQB1*02) heterodimer is strongly associated with celiac disease in the population studied by the authors. The value of this test derives from its ability to exclude disease when a negative result occurs.

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