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D6S265*15 marks a DRB1*15, DQB1*0602 haplotype associated with attenuated protection from type 1 diabetes mellitus.
Diabetologia - 1 Dec 2005
Valdes A M, Thomson G, Graham J, Zarghami M, McNeney B, Kockum I, Smith A, Lathrop M, Steenkiste A R, Dorman J S, Noble J A, Hansen J A, Pugliese A, Lernmark A
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: The HLA class II DQB1*0602 allele confers strong dominant protection against type 1 diabetes but protection is not absolute. The aim of this study was to identify markers within the HLA region that differentiate DQB1*0602 haplotypes and show different associations with disease risk. METHODS: We defined alleles at eight microsatellite markers spanning the HLA region in a case-control cohort from...
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