Table 1 Patients characteristics.

CD patients

Patient 1

26/M

-^b

0

Excluded

Group A

0/0

−/−

Patient 2

42/F

-

0

Excluded

Group A

0/0

−/−

Patient 3

16/F

DQ2

0

Excluded

Group A

0/0

−/−

Patient 4

19/F

-

0

Excluded

Group A

0/0

31/−

yes

Patient 5

59/F

DQ2

0

Excluded

Group A

0/0

31/−

Patient 6

25/M

-

0

Excluded

Group A

0/0

37/−

Patient 7

34/F

-

0

Excluded

Group A

0/0

52/−

Patient 8

44/M

DQ2

0

Suspected^c

Group A

36/36

−/−

Patient 9

46/M

DQ2

0

Suspected^d

Group A

0/0

−/7.5

Patient 10

39/F

DQ2

0

Confirmed

Group A

0/0

−/16

Patient 11

22/F

DQ2

0

Confirmed

Group A

0/0

−/73

yes

Patient 12

47/F

DQ2

I

Confirmed

Group A

60/58

−/−

Patient 13

34/M

DQ2

I

Confirmed

Group A

25/24

−/08

Patient 14

39/F

DQ2

II

Confirmed

Group B

0/0

26/16

Patient 15

52/M

DQ2

III A

Confirmed

Group B

0/0

−/15

Patient 16

36/M

DQ2

III B

Confirmed

Group B

0/0

26/20

Patient 17

41/M

DQ2

III B

Confirmed

Group B

0/0

−/21

Patient 18

38/F

DQ2

III A

Confirmed

Group B

0/0

130/NE^e

Patient 19

33/F

DQ2

III A

Confirmed

Group B

0/0

336/NE

Refractory CD patients

Patient 20

32/F

DQ2

III B

Confirmed

96/72

−/−

yes

Patient 21

29/F

DQ8

III A

Confirmed

12/12

−/−

Patient 22

43/F

DQ2

III A

Confirmed

120/118

−/−

Patient 23

41/M

DQ2

III A

Confirmed

240/238

−/−

Patient 24

32/F

DQ2 and DQ8

III A

Confirmed

60/57

400/400