The potential usefulness of human leukocyte antigen typing for celiac disease screening: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Background and aim: The presence of specific human leukocyte antigen-DQ2 and DQ8 seems to be necessary for celiac disease development, but the real contribution of its typing for screening is still uncertain. We aim to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of the diagnostic performance of hu...

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Main Authors: Alicia Díaz-Redondo, José Miranda-Bautista, Javier García-Lledó, Javier P. Gisbert, Luis Menchén
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Aran Ediciones 2015-07-01
Series:Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas
Subjects:
HLA
Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1130-01082015000700006&lng=en&tlng=en