Article
A new HLA-DR2 extended haplotype is involved in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus susceptibility.
Human immunology - 1 Jul 1991
Carcassi C, Trucco G, Trucco M, Contu L
Abstract excerpt
To ascertain why HLA-DR2 seems to confer only a moderate resistance to insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) in the high-incidence population of Sardinia, Italy, 32 families having one individual affected with IDDM (the proband) and 31 families without IDDM history were randomly selected fro...
Topics
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Base Sequence
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
- Disease Susceptibility
- Ethnicity
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- HLA-DQ Antigens
- HLA-DR2 Antigen
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Immunity, Innate
