Abstract
Celiac disease and hereditary hemochromatosis are common HLA-defined conditions in northwestern Europe. We sought to determine whether there is a genetic relationship between the 2 diseases and if hemochromatosis susceptibility gene (HFE) mutations are protective against iron deficiency in celiac disease.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 444-9 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Gastroenterology |
Volume | 123 |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2002 |
Keywords
- Adult
- Celiac Disease
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- HLA Antigens
- HLA-A Antigens
- HLA-DQ Antigens
- HLA-DQ beta-Chains
- Hemochromatosis
- Hemoglobins
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class I
- Humans
- Iron
- Linkage Disequilibrium
- Membrane Proteins
- Mutation