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Insulin gene/IDDM2 locus in Japanese type 1 diabetes: contribution of class I alleles and influence of class I subdivision in susceptibility to type 1 diabetes.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 May 2007
Awata Takuya, Kawasaki Eiji, Ikegami Hiroshi, Kobayashi Tetsuro, Maruyama Taro, Nakanishi Koji, Shimada Akira, Iizuka Hiroyuki, Kurihara Susumu, Osaki Masataka, Uga Miho, Kawabata Yumiko, Tanaka Shoichiro, Kanazawa Yasuhiko, Katayama Shigehiro
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CONTEXT: It is suggested that insulin autoimmunity plays an important role in the development of type 1 diabetes in humans. However, the association between insulin gene (INS) region (IDDM2) and type 1 diabetes has been uncertain in Asians. OBJECTIVE: A multicenter collaboration study was conducted to clarify the role of the IDDM2 region in Japan. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: In total, 661 patients with type 1 diabetes...
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