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The influence of age at onset and gender on the HLA-DQA1, DQB1 association in Chinese children with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus.
Human immunology - 1 Nov 1999
Chen B H, Chiang C H, Lin S R, Chao M G, Tsai S T
Abstract excerpt
Certain alleles of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DR and -DQ genes have been strongly associated with susceptibility and resistance to insulin- dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). To further clarify the association of HLA DQ alleles with IDDM and the influence of age at onset and gender on the association with IDDM, we investigated the association of HLA-DQA1, -DQB1 in 54 childhood onset Chinese (21 male) IDDM...
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