Article
Analysis by the polymerase chain reaction of histocompatibility leucocyte antigen-DR9-linked susceptibility to insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Nov 1992
Ikegami H, Kawaguchi Y, Yamato E, Kuwata S, Tokunaga K, Noma Y, Shima K, Ogihara T
Abstract excerpt
DNA sequence analysis of class II HLA from Caucasian and black patients with type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus has suggested that aspartic acid at position 57 (Asp 57) of the DQ beta chain provides protection against insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). In contrast, most Japanes...
Topics
- Adult
- Aging
- Alleles
- Asian People
- Base Sequence
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
- Genes
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- HLA Antigens
- HLA-DQ Antigens
- HLA-DR Antigens
- HLA-DR Serological Subtypes
