Article
Type 1 diabetes environmental factors and correspondence analysis of HLA class II genes in the Yemenite Jewish community in Israel.
Diabetes care - 1 Apr 2001
Weintrob N, Sprecher E, Israel S, Pinhas-Hamiel O, Kwon O J, Bloch K, Abramov N, Arbel A, Josefsberg Z, Brautbar C, Vardi P
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The Israeli Yemenite Jewish community has displayed an exceptionally rapid increase in the frequency of type 1 diabetes, having the highest rate of all Israeli ethnic groups. We studied the role of the environment, in relation to the nature and frequency of HLA class II genes, to evaluate its possible involvement in the development of diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: We interviewed 196 elderly...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.