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HLA-DQA1 and -DQB1 alleles associated with genetic susceptibility to IDDM in a black population.
Diabetes - 1 Jun 1991
Mijovic C H, Jenkins D, Jacobs K H, Penny M A, Fletcher J A, Barnett A H
Abstract excerpt
Transracial analysis provides a method of distinguishing primary associations between insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) and HLA class II alleles from those secondary to linkage disequilibrium. Blacks show DR-DQ relationships that are different from other races and are a useful group in which to investigate HLA-D region associations with IDDM. In this study, the frequencies of HLA-DQA1 and -DQB1 alleles...
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