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Comparison of TAP2 frequencies in type 1 diabetes patients and healthy controls from three ethnic groups indicates an African origin for the TAP2 G allele.
European journal of immunogenetics : official journal of the British Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics - 1 Jun 2003
Hoarau J J, Cesari M, Dieye A, Kotea N, Surrun S K, Moine A, Caillens H, Cadet F, Pabion M
Abstract excerpt
In order to determine the ethnic origin of the transporter associated with antigen processing 2 (TAP2) G allele, initially discovered by us in a group of type 1 diabetes (insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus) patients living on Reunion Island, HLA TAP2 typing was performed using the polymerase chain reaction-amplification refractory mutation system (PCR-ARMS) method in type 1 diabetes patients and unrelated...
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