title: The association of HL-A-B8 and childhood celiac disease in an Israeli population.
abstract: The frequency of histocompatibility antigens (HL-A) was studied in 33 children with celiac disease. HL-A-B8 phenotype was detected in 27.3% of the celiac patients and 7.5% of 395 carefully matched control subjects (X2 for heterogeneity=14.23; P less than 10(-4)). HL-A typing, especially in children, is advocated both as a diagnostic and a prognostic measure. The importance of ethnically matched control subjects is discussed together with a proposal for the construction of such control groups.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006649:Histocompatibility Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D010641:Phenotype; D012306:Risk
chemical_list: D006680:HLA Antigens; D006649:Histocompatibility Antigens