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Localization of central MHC genes influencing type I diabetes.
Human immunology - 1 Dec 2001
Cheong K Y, Allcock R J, Eerligh P, Witt C S, Christiansen F T, McCann V, Price P
Abstract excerpt
The contribution of MHC class II haplotypes to susceptibility to type I diabetes has been clearly established, and interest has now focused on the effects of additional genes in the MHC region. We have investigated the central MHC alleles on 8.1 ancestral haplotype (HLA-A1, B8, DR3, DQ2), as it is well conserved in Caucasian populations. The HLA-DR3-DQ2 genotype is a recognized risk factor for type I diabetes....
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