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A genome-wide association study identifies KIAA0350 as a type 1 diabetes gene.
Nature - 2 Aug 2007
Hakonarson Hakon, Grant Struan F A, Bradfield Jonathan P, Marchand Luc, Kim Cecilia E, Glessner Joseph T, Grabs Rosemarie, Casalunovo Tracy, Taback Shayne P, Frackelton Edward C, Lawson Margaret L, Robinson Luke J, Skraban Robert, Lu Yang, Chiavacci Rosetta M, Stanley Charles A, Kirsch Susan E, Rappaport Eric F, Orange Jordan S, Monos Dimitri S, Devoto Marcella, Qu Hui-Qi, Polychronakos Constantin
Abstract excerpt
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) in children results from autoimmune destruction of pancreatic beta cells, leading to insufficient production of insulin. A number of genetic determinants of T1D have already been established through candidate gene studies, primarily within the major histocompatibility comple...
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