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Co-expression of HLA DR3 and DQ8 results in the development of spontaneous insulitis and loss of tolerance to GAD65 in transgenic mice.
Diabetes - 1 Apr 2000
Abraham R S, Kudva Y C, Wilson S B, Strominger J L, David C S
Abstract excerpt
Specific HLA DQ and DR alleles have been associated with susceptibility to type 1 diabetes. HLA DQ8 and DQ2 have been shown to strongly predispose to disease and to be in linkage disequilibrium with at-risk DR4 and DR3 alleles, respectively. Inheritance of a mixed DR3/DR4 haplotype confers the greatest risk. A double transgenic mouse expressing both DR3 and DQ8 was generated to investigate potential major...
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