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Increased frequency of the immunoglobulin enhancer HS1,2 allele 2 in coeliac disease

Domenico Frezza, Vincenzo Giambra, Rossella Cianci, Alberto Fruscalzo, Maria Giufrè, Giovanni Cammarota, Cristina Martínez‐Labarga, Olga Rickards, Giuseppe Scibilia, Concetta Sferlazzas,

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology · 2004 · 45 citations · 15 references

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Abstract

These data provide further evidence of a genetic predisposition in CD. Because of the Ig dysregulation in CD, the enhancer HS1,2-A may be involved in the pathogenesis.

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