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Proficiency testing of human leukocyte antigen-DR and human leukocyte antigen-DQ genetic risk assessment for type 1 diabetes using dried blood spots.
Journal of diabetes science and technology - 1 Jul 2010
Dantonio Paul, Meredith-Molloy Nancy, Hagopian William A, She Jin Xiong, Akolkar Beena, Cordovado Suzanne K, Hendrix Miyono, Henderson L Omar, Hannon W Harry, Vogt Robert F
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BACKGROUND: The plurality of genetic risk for developing type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) lies within the genes that code for the human leukocyte antigens (HLAs). Many T1DM studies use HLA genetic risk assessment to identify higher risk individuals, and they often conduct these tests on dried blood spots (DBSs) like those used for newborn bloodspot screening. One such study is The Environmental Determinants of...
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