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Human leukocyte antigen class II and type 1 diabetes in Latin America: a combined meta-analysis of association and family-based studies.
Human immunology - 1 Jul 2011
Cifuentes Ricardo A, Rojas-Villarraga Adriana, Anaya Juan-Manuel
Abstract excerpt
Conclusions from association studies could be spurious because of population stratification; therefore we combined association with family studies seeking to confirm which human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II alleles/haplotypes were associated with type 1 diabetes (T1D) in the admixed Latin America. By calculating the effect summary odds ratios (OR) and their 95% confidence intervals (95% CI), data up to June...
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