Genetics of diabetes. Genes and environment.

doi:10.1016/s0950-351x(05)80125-9

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Genetics of diabetes. Genes and environment.

Bailliere's clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Jun 1991

Dorman J S, LaPorte R E, Trucco M

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Many other autoimmune and chronic diseases exhibit marked geographic variation in incidence, which has been attributed to environmental differences across populations (Hutt and Burkitt, 1986). The results of our international IDDM research have provided evidence for the importance of large geneti...

Topics

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Genes, MHC Class I
Genes, MHC Class II
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Major Histocompatibility Complex
Racial Groups

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