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Association of HLA-DPB1 alleles with type I diabetes mellitus in Slovak population.
Bratislavske lekarske listy - 1 Jan 2006
Stuchlikova M, Kantarova D, Michalkova D, Barak L, Buc M
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BACKGROUND: Genes of HLA complex on chromosome 6p21 principally contribute to the genetic risk of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus type I (T1 DM). Associations of HLA class II loci allelic variants with T1 DM are well established. Another prime candidate, particularly the polymorphic DPB1 gene, has been reported as probably contributing to the disorder, but its relative contribution to the predisposition to...
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