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Evidence of at least two type 1 diabetes susceptibility genes in the HLA complex distinct from HLA-DQB1, -DQA1 and -DRB1.
Genes and immunity - 1 Jan 2003
Johansson S, Lie B A, Todd J A, Pociot F, Nerup J, Cambon-Thomsen A, Kockum I, Akselsen H E, Thorsby E, Undlien D E
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Susceptibility to, and protection against development of type 1 diabetes (T1D) are primarily associated with the highly polymorphic exon 2 sequences of the HLA class II genes: DQB1, DQA1 and DRB1. However, several studies have also suggested that additional genes in the HLA complex influence T1D risk, albeit to a lesser degree than the class II genes. We have previously shown that allele 3 of microsatellite...
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