Article
HLA-DQ beta 57 in Hispanic patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology - 1 Dec 1992
Lee G, Shamma F N, Diamond M P, Lee J T
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of our study was to investigate the distribution of HLA-DQ beta-chain amino acid residue 57 (HLA-DQ beta 57) as a genetic marker of susceptibility for insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in the Hispanic population. STUDY DESIGN: Fifteen patients of Puerto Rican descent with juvenile-onset insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus underwent human leukocyte antigen typing for HLA-DQ beta 57 by...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Amino Acids
- Base Sequence
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
- Genetic Markers
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- HLA-DQ Antigens
- HLA-DQ beta-Chains
- Heterozygote
- Hispanic or Latino
- Homozygote
