The incidence of HLA-DQ2/DQ8 in Turkish children with celiac disease and a comparison of the geographical distribution of HLA-DQ

Basturk, AHMET; ARTAN, REHA; YILMAZ, AYGEN

doi:10.5114/pg.2017.72099

The incidence of HLA-DQ2/DQ8 in Turkish children with celiac disease and a comparison of the geographical distribution of HLA-DQ

Basturk A., ARTAN R., YILMAZ A.

GASTROENTEROLOGY REVIEW-PRZEGLAD GASTROENTEROLOGICZNY, vol.12, no.4, pp.256-261, 2017 (ESCI, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 12 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2017
Doi Number: 10.5114/pg.2017.72099
Journal Name: GASTROENTEROLOGY REVIEW-PRZEGLAD GASTROENTEROLOGICZNY
Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.256-261
Keywords: celiac disease, HLA DQ, child, HAPLOTYPE FREQUENCIES, DIAGNOSIS, SEVERITY, GENETICS, ALLELES
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Celiac disease (CD) is an auto-immune enteropathy that occurs in genetically pre-disposed people as a result of the consumption of gluten-containing foods.