Article
14th International HLA and Immunogenetics Workshop: report on the HLA component of type 1 diabetes.
Tissue antigens - 1 Apr 2007
Steenkiste A, Valdes A M, Feolo M, Hoffman D, Concannon P, Noble J, Schoch G, Hansen J, Helmberg W, Dorman J S, Thomson G, Pugliese A
Abstract excerpt
The type 1 diabetes (T1D) component of the 13th International Histocompatibility Workshop (IHW) obtained microsatellite (msat) and human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DR/DQ data on case/control and family samples through an international collaboration. The aim was to detect the effects of susceptibility loci on the HLA complex independent of the primary determinants in the class II region (HLA-DR/DQ). As part of the...
Topics
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- HLA Antigens
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class I
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class II
- Humans
- Immunogenetics
