HLA-DQ genetic risk gradient for type 1 diabetes and celiac disease in north-western Mexico

Background: Type 1 diabetes (T1D) and celiac disease (CD) are the two most common autoimmune childhood diseases that share their HLA-DQ2 and DQ8 genetic origin. There has been a current increase in both diseases worldwide. In children from the low-population State of Sonora (15 inhabitants/km2) in n...

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Main Authors: M.E. Mejía-León, K.M. Ruiz-Dyck, A.M. Calderón de la Barca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-04-01
Series:Revista de Gastroenterología de México (English Edition)
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2255534X15000432