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Susceptible and protective human leukocyte antigen class II alleles and haplotypes in bahraini type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus patients.
Clinical and diagnostic laboratory immunology - 1 Jan 2005
Motala Ayesha A, Busson Marc, Al-Harbi Einas M, Khuzam Manal A A, Al-Omari Emtiaz M D, Arekat Mona R, Almawi Wassim Y
Abstract excerpt
Whereas the genetic risk for type 1 diabetes is linked to human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II genes, the HLA association in type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes is less clear. The association between HLA class II genotypes and type 2 diabetes was examined in adult Bahrainis, an Arab population with a high prevalence of type 2 diabetes. HLA-DRB1* and -DQB1* genotyping of 86 unrelated type 2 diabetes patients...
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