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Modulatory role of DR4- to DQ8-restricted CD4 T-cell responses and type 1 diabetes susceptibility.
Diabetes - 1 Dec 2006
Ge Xinhui, Piganelli Jon D, Tse Hubert M, Bertera Suzanne, Mathews Clayton E, Trucco Massimo, Wen Li, Rudert William A
Abstract excerpt
This study addressed an important biological question, namely how certain HLA molecules modulate the disease risk conferred by other HLA molecules. The HLA molecules under investigation were HLA-DQ8 and -DR4, the two most prevalent HLA class II alleles found in Caucasian type 1 diabetic patients. A panel of human GAD (hGAD65)-specific CD4 T-cell lines and hybridomas was generated to serve as detection reagents...
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