HLA DR phenotypic frequencies and genetic risk of Type 1 diabetes in west region of Algeria, Tlemcen.

doi:10.1186/1471-2156-5-24

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HLA DR phenotypic frequencies and genetic risk of Type 1 diabetes in west region of Algeria, Tlemcen.

BMC genetics - 24 Aug 2004

Aribi Mourad, Moulessehoul Soraya, Benabadji Ahmed-Bakir, Kendoucitani Mohammed

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BACKGROUND: The main genomic region controlling the predisposition to type 1 diabetes is the Human Leukocyte Antigens (HLA) class II of the major histocompatibility complex. Association with different HLA types depends also on the studied populations. In our investigation, we tried to measure the phenotypic HLA class II association frequencies of DR3 and/or DR4 antigens, using a serologic method called...

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