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Tests for genetic interactions in type 1 diabetes: linkage and stratification analyses of 4,422 affected sib-pairs.
Diabetes - 1 Mar 2011
Morahan Grant, Mehta Munish, James Ian, Chen Wei-Min, Akolkar Beena, Erlich Henry A, Hilner Joan E, Julier Cécile, Nerup Jørn, Nierras Concepcion, Pociot Flemming, Todd John A, Rich Stephen S
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OBJECTIVE: Interactions between genetic and environmental factors lead to immune dysregulation causing type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune disorders. Recently, many common genetic variants have been associated with type 1 diabetes risk, but each has modest individual effects. Familial clustering of type 1 diabetes has not been explained fully and could arise from many factors, including undetected genetic...
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