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Association between HLA-DQB1 alleles and type 1 diabetes in a case-parents study conducted in Santiago, Chile.
American journal of epidemiology - 15 Apr 2001
Santos J L, Pérez-Bravo F, Carrasco E, Calvillán M, Albala C
Abstract excerpt
The human leukocyte antigen (HLA) system plays a crucial role in the autoimmune process leading to childhood diabetes. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between type 1 diabetes and the polymorphism encoded by the HLA-DQB1 gene by using case-parents trios. The study area was the metropolitan region of Santiago, Chile, and cases were ascertained from March 1997 to August 1998. Genotyping was...
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