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MICA polymorphism is associated with type 1 diabetes in the Korean population.
Diabetes care - 1 Jan 2001
Park Y, Lee H, Sanjeevi C B, Eisenbarth G S
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OBJECTIVE: Recent studies have demonstrated that MICA (major histocompatibility complex class I chain-related genes) on the short arm of the chromosome 6 are associated with susceptibility to various autoimmune diseases in Caucasians. The aim of our study was to investigate the role of MICA in type 1 diabetes susceptibility independent of the HLA DR-DQ polymorphism in genetically distinct Koreans. RESEARCH DESIGN...
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