Article
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 w...
Topics
- Alleles
- Base Sequence
- Black People
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- HLA-DQ Antigens
- HLA-DQ alpha-Chains
- HLA-DQ beta-Chains
- Humans
- Jamaica
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Oligonucleotide Probes
- Reference Values
- United Kingdom
