A predisposing effect of HLA class II genes in celiac disease by skewing the naive CD4+ T-cell receptor repertoire
Ida Lindeman, Aengus Officer, Shiva Dahal‐Koirala, Louise Fremgaard Risnes, Rebecka Hjort, Knut E. A. Lundin, Eivind Ness‐Jensen, Corey T. Watson, Ludvig Magne Sollid
The paper shows HLA-DQ2.5 variants increase frequencies of TCR genes involved in gluten epitope recognition in CeD patients, linking HLA to disease by shaping the naive TCR repertoire.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Jun 26, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology