HLA class II frequencies in celiac disease patients in the West of Ireland

David A. Savage, Derek Middleton, Fionnaala Trainor, Alison Taylor, Marion Carson, Fiona M. Stevens, Ciaran F. McCarthy

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Abstract

Restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis, using a single restriction enzyme TaqI-multiple-probe system for HLA-DRB1-DQB1 and -DQA1, was used to determine HLA-DR and -DQ frequencies in 56 unrelated celiac patients and 47 unrelated controls from the west of Ireland. In addition, HLA-DPB1 allelic frequencies were determined in the same grouo of patients and controls by using the technique of enzymatic DNA amplification of the polymorphic second exon of HLA-DPB1 genes in conjunction with sequence-specific oligonucleotide probing. The results suggest that HLA-DQ rather than HLA-DR is more important in conferring susceptibility to celiac disease. Furthermore, no association between HLA-DP and celiac disease was found in this study. Human Immunology 34, 47-52 (1992).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)47-52
Number of pages6
JournalHuman Immunology
Volume34
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 1992

Keywords

  • CD celiac disease PCR polymerase chain reaction RFLP restriction fragment length polymorphism RR relative risk SSO sequence-specific oligonucleotide

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