Article
The association between HLA DQ genetic polymorphism and type 1 diabetes in a case-parent study conducted in an admixed population.
European journal of epidemiology - 1 Jan 2004
Mimbacas Adriana, Pérez-Bravo Fernando, Santos Jose Luis, Pisciottano Carmen, Grignola Rosario, Javiel Gerardo, Jorge Ana Maria, Cardoso Horacio
Abstract excerpt
Susceptibility to the type 1 diabetes is genetically controlled and there is an increased risk associated with the presence of some specific alleles of the human leukocyte antigens class II loci (DQA1 and DQB1 genes). The purpose of this study is to evaluate the association between type 1 diabetes and HLA DQ alleles using case-parents trios in the admixed population of Uruguay composed by a mixture of Caucasian,...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
