Article
Age-dependent HLA genetic heterogeneity of type 1 insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Dec 1992
Caillat-Zucman S, Garchon H J, Timsit J, Assan R, Boitard C, Djilali-Saiah I, Bougnères P, Bach J F
Abstract excerpt
The association of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) with certain HLA alleles is well documented in pediatric patients. Whether a similar association is found in adult-on-set IDDM is not clear, although the disease occurs after the age of 20 in 50% of cases. HLA class II DRB1, DQA1, and DQB1 alleles were studied in 402 type I diabetics and 405 healthy controls (all Caucasian) using oligonucleotide typing...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Alleles
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
- Genes, MHC Class II
- HLA-DQ Antigens
- HLA-DR Antigens
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Risk Factors
