Intestinal T-cell responses in celiac disease : impact of celiac disease associated bacteria

A hallmark of active celiac disease (CD), an inflammatory small-bowel enteropathy caused by permanent intolerance to gluten, is cytokine production by intestinal T lymphocytes. Prerequisites for contracting CD are that the individual carries the MHC class II alleles HLA-DQ2 and/or HLA-DQ8 and is exp...

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Main Authors: Sjöberg, Veronika, Sandström, Olof, Hedberg, Maria, Hammarström, Sten, Hernell, Olle, Hammarström, Marie-Louise
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Immunologi/immunkemi 2013
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-64525