Genetic susceptibility to type I diabetes: a review.

doi:10.1016/s0896-8411(09)90003-8

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Genetic susceptibility to type I diabetes: a review.

Journal of autoimmunity - 1 Apr 1990

Tait B D

Abstract excerpt

There is evidence that Type I diabetes is a genetically and environmentally determined disease. Among the genetic influences the HLA system appears to play a dominant role. HLA-DQ has been strongly implicated as the primary responsible locus by the recent discovery that position 57 in the polymor...

Topics

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
HLA-DQ Antigens
HLA-DR Antigens
Haplotypes
Humans

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