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Table 1 Characteristics of CD Cases in the Study Population*

From: Linkage analysis of HLA and candidate genes for celiac disease in a North American family-based study

 

N (%)

Number of cases

175

Number of pedigrees

62

Number of males

55 (31%)

Number of females

120 (69%)

Diagnostic group:

 

D1: Intestinal biopsy

115 (66%)

D2: Skin biopsy

12 (7%)

D3: Positive serum test

48 (27%)

  1. *Of the 175 affecteds, 90% carried the HLA DQ2 genotype, with the majority of the remainder being DQ8. For those affecteds diagnosed by serology with no biopsy, 94% had the DQ2 genotype (45/48) and the remaining 3 affecteds were DQ8.
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BMC Medical Genetics

ISSN: 1471-2350

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