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Predominance of the group A killer Ig-like receptor haplotypes in Korean patients with T1D.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Oct 2006
Park Yongsoo, Choi Heejin, Park Hyewon, Park Sukyung, Yoo Eun-Kyung, Kim Dukhee, Sanjeevi Carani B
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Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a T cell-mediated autoimmune disease in which pancreatic beta cells are selectively destroyed. Although autoimmune diseases are driven by inappropriate adaptive immunity, innate immunity may play a role in the development of T1D. To study the potential involvement of innate immunity in the pathogenesis of autoimmune disease, we investigated associations of the genes for 14 different...
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