The Role of Lymphotoxin in the Pathogenesis of Celiac Disease

  • Nelson Fernandez
  • Graham A. Hitman
  • Hilliard Festenstein
  • Louise Garde
  • Mario O. Labeta
  • Cliff Stevens
  • John A. Walker-Smith
  • Anthony Meager
  • John A. Sachs

Abstract

Celiac disease (CD), a gluten-sensitive enteropathy, has an increased frequency of the serologically defined HLA class II antigens DR3 (90%), DR7 (50%), and DQw2 (95%). The use of Southern blot analysis with DQ and DR a and 13 probes has not further contributed to isolating the HLA-associated disease susceptibility genes. An alternative strategy is to look for variations in the structural patterns of class II-related gene products.

Keywords

Celiac Disease Invariant Chain Queen Elizabeth Hospital Author Affiliation London Hospital Medical College 
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© Springer Science+Business Media New York 1989

Authors and Affiliations

  • Nelson Fernandez
    • 1
  • Graham A. Hitman
    • 2
  • Hilliard Festenstein
    • 1
  • Louise Garde
    • 2
  • Mario O. Labeta
    • 1
  • Cliff Stevens
    • 3
  • John A. Walker-Smith
    • 5
  • Anthony Meager
    • 6
  • John A. Sachs
    • 4
  1. 1.Department of ImmunologyThe London Hospital Medical CollegeLondonUK
  2. 2.Medical UnitThe London Hospital Medical CollegeLondonUK
  3. 3.Bone & Joint Research UnitThe London Hospital Medical CollegeLondonUK
  4. 4.Department of Immunology and Bone & Joint Research UnitThe London Hospital Medical CollegeLondonUK
  5. 5.Queen Elizabeth Hospital for ChildrenLondonUK
  6. 6.National Institute for Biological Standards & ControlSouth MimmsUK

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