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The association of specific HLA class I and II alleles with type 1 diabetes among Filipinos.
Tissue antigens - 1 Jun 2002
Bugawan T L, Klitz W, Alejandrino M, Ching J, Panelo A, Solfelix C M, Petrone A, Buzzetti R, Pozzilli P, Erlich H A
Abstract excerpt
The genetic predisposition to type 1 diabetes among Filipinos was examined by PCR/SSOP HLA class I and II typing of 90 patients and 94 general population controls. The HLA-DRB1, DQB1, and the A, B, and C loci were typed using the reverse SSO probe line-blot method while the DPB1 and DPA1 loci were typed using the SSO probe dot blot method. The Filipino population has a distinctive frequency distribution of HLA...
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