| Literature DB >> 1972714 |
K E Lundin1, L M Sollid, E Qvigstad, G Markussen, H A Gjertsen, J Ek, E Thorsby.
Abstract
The HLA-associated susceptibility to develop celiac disease may to a large extent be attributed to the combination of particular DQA1 and DQB1 genes, i.e., the DQA1*0501 and DBQB1*0201 alleles, located either in cis position (on the DR3DQw2 haplotype) or in trans position (DR5DQw7/DR7DQw2 heterozygous individuals). We report three alloreactive T lymphocyte clones that recognize an HLA-DQ alpha/beta heterodimer both when the DQA1*0501 and DQB1*0201 alleles are located in cis or in trans position. Thus, the celiac disease associated DQA1 and DQB1 genes encode a functionally expressed DQ alpha/beta heterodimer.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 1972714
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Immunol ISSN: 0022-1767 Impact factor: 5.422