Celiac disease in pediatric patients according to HLA genetic risk classes: a retrospective observational study.
Carlo ToloneMarisa PiccirilloPasquale DolceSalvatore AlfieroMattia ArenellaMarina SarnataroPatrizia IardinoAlessia PucciarelliCaterina StrusciuglioPublished in: Italian journal of pediatrics (2021)
We failed to prove an association between HLA-DQ genotypes and the clinical features in our CD pediatric patients. Although, our results suggest an effect of the DQB1-02 allele not only on the level of antibodies to tTG, but possibly also on liver involvement.