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The HLA-DRB1*0405 haplotype is most strongly associated with IDDM in Algerians.
European journal of immunogenetics : official journal of the British Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics - 1 Dec 1992
Djoulah S, Khalil I, Beressi J P, Benhamamouch S, Bessaoud K, Deschamps I, Degos L, Hors J
Abstract excerpt
Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) in Caucasians is strongly associated with HLA-DR3-DQ2 and DR4-DQ8. In order to investigate the HLA class II associations with IDDM in Algerians, we have used polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequence specific oligonucleotide analysis (SSO) to identify...
Topics
- Algeria
- Alleles
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
- Gene Frequency
- Genes, MHC Class II
- Genotype
- HLA-DQ Antigens
- HLA-DQ alpha-Chains
- HLA-DQ beta-Chains
- HLA-DR Antigens
- HLA-DRB1 Chains
- Haplotypes
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class II
- Humans
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- White People
