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HLA-DRB1, DQB1, and DQA1 allele profile in Brazilian patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Apr 2002
Fernandes A P M, Louzada-Junior P, Foss M C, Donadi E A
Abstract excerpt
HLA class II profile was evaluated in 64 Brazilian patients presenting with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Although the Brazilian population is highly miscegenated, HLA-DRB1*301, DRB1*04, DQB1*0302, and DQB1*0201 alleles, which are associated with the development of type 1 diabetes in several Western populations, were also overrepresented in Brazilian patients. In addition to HLA-DRB1*15 and DQB1*0602 alleles,...
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