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Genetics of latent autoimmune diabetes in adults.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Apr 2002
Sanjeevi C B, Gambelunghe G, Falorni A, Shtauvere-Brameus A, Kanungo A
Abstract excerpt
Slowly progressive insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), like classical IDDM, is also associated with genetic markers. HLA-DR3 but not DR4 is associated with latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA). In GAD65 antibody-positive Finnish LADA patients, DQB1*0302 is positively associated with the disease. Alleles of the MHC class I chain-related A (MICA) gene located centromeric to the HLA-B gene is...
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