Article
The MHC type 1 diabetes susceptibility gene is centromeric to HLA-DQB1.
Journal of autoimmunity - 1 Jun 2008
Husain Zaheed, Kelly M Ann, Eisenbarth George S, Pugliese Alberto, Awdeh Zuheir L, Larsen Charles E, Alper Chester A
Abstract excerpt
HLA-DQB1 is widely considered to be the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) susceptibility gene for type 1 diabetes (T1D). However, since inheritance of the gene in T1D is recessive, the presence of the protective HLA-DQB1 0602 allele with normal nucleotide sequence in some patients raises the question of whether HLA-DQB1 is not the susceptibility locus itself but merely a good marker. HLA-DQB1 0602 is part of...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
