Article
The HLA-DRB, -DQB polymorphism and anti-insulin antibody response in Slovenian patients with type 1 diabetes.
European journal of immunogenetics : official journal of the British Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics - 1 Jun 2003
Battelino T, Ursic-Bratina N, Dolzan V, Stopar-Obreza M, Pozzilli P, Krzisnik C, Vidan-Jeras B
Abstract excerpt
A combination of specific HLA class II antigens and the presence of type 1 diabetes (T1D)-related antibodies has a high positive predictive value for T1D but low sensitivity. The aim of the present study was to determine the frequencies of HLA-DRB-DQB deduced haplotypes associated with susceptibility and protection in Slovenian patients with established T1D, to evaluate the relationship between the...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Antibodies
- Autoantibodies
- Case-Control Studies
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
