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Haplotype analysis discriminates genetic risk for DR3-associated endocrine autoimmunity and helps define extreme risk for Addison's disease.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Oct 2010
Baker Peter R, Baschal Erin E, Fain Pam R, Triolo Taylor M, Nanduri Priyaanka, Siebert Janet C, Armstrong Taylor K, Babu Sunanda R, Rewers Marian J, Gottlieb Peter A, Barker Jennifer M, Eisenbarth George S
Abstract excerpt
CONTEXT: Multiple autoimmune disorders (e.g. Addison's disease, type 1 diabetes, celiac disease) are associated with HLA-DR3, but it is likely that alleles of additional genes in linkage disequilibrium with HLA-DRB1 contribute to disease. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to characterize major histocompatability complex (MHC) haplotypes conferring extreme risk for autoimmune Addison's disease (AD)....
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