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Specific human leukocyte antigen DQ influence on expression of antiislet autoantibodies and progression to type 1 diabetes.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 May 2006
Redondo Maria J, Babu Sunanda, Zeidler Adina, Orban Tihamer, Yu Liping, Greenbaum Carla, Palmer Jerry P, Cuthbertson David, Eisenbarth George S, Krischer Jeffrey P, Schatz Desmond
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CONTEXT: Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) DQ haplotypes have the strongest genetic association with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) risk. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to analyze whether HLA DQ alleles influence the development of antiislet autoantibodies, the progression to T1DM among autoantibody-positive relatives, or both. DESIGN: The Diabetes Prevention Trial-1 screened more than 90,000 nondiabetic relatives...
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