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Geographical differences within Finland in the frequency of HLA-DQ genotypes associated with type 1 diabetes susceptibility. The Childhood Diabetes in Finland Study Group.
European journal of immunogenetics : official journal of the British Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics - 1 Aug 2000
Ilonen J, Reijonen H, Green A, Reunanen A, Knip M, Simell O, Akerblom H K
Abstract excerpt
Geographical variations in the HLA-DQ genotypes associated with risk for type 1 diabetes were evaluated in Finland. Samples of 280 diabetic children diagnosed in Turku (south-west of the country) and 405 in Oulu (north of the country) were studied as well as a series of 14 096 and 10 016 newborns collected from the same hospitals. There were no major differences in the risk or protection conferred by various...
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