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Diabetes-associated HLA-DQ genes and birth weight.
Diabetes - 1 Dec 2001
Stene L C, Magnus P, Rønningen K S, Joner G
Abstract excerpt
An association has recently been described between increased birth weight and increased risk of childhood-onset type 1 diabetes. Whether this relationship is explained by genes associated with both increased birth weight and increased risk of type 1 diabetes is unknown. In the present study, we tested the association between birth weight and HLA-DQ genotypes known to confer risk for type 1 diabetes among 969...
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