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Polymorphism in the transmembrane region of the MICA gene and type 1 diabetes.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 May 2000
Lee Y J, Huang F Y, Wang C H, Lo F S, Tsan K W, Hsu C H, Huang C Y, Chang S C, Chang J G
Abstract excerpt
Although MHC class II genes have a stronger association with type 1 diabetes than MHC class I genes, studies have shown that MHC class I molecules play an independent role in the etiology of type 1 diabetes, and the existence of susceptibility genes within a segment of MHC between the HLA-B and TNF genes has been predicted, where MHC class I chain-related gene A (MICA) resides. MICA has a triplet repeat...
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