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HLA class II antigens in South African Blacks with type I diabetes.
Tissue antigens - 1 Apr 2001
Pirie F J, Hammond M G, Motala A A, Omar M A
Abstract excerpt
Type 1 diabetes mellitus is poorly characterised in many African communities, including South Africa, where little is known of the disease epidemiology. This study aimed to identify the HLA class II alleles associated with type 1 diabetes in a group of Zulu subjects in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal by PCR-SSP. The HLA alleles associated with type 1 diabetes included HLA-DQB*0302 (P<0.0001), DRB1*O9 (P<0.0001), DRB1*04...
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