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Role of major histocompatibility complex class II in the development of autoimmune type 1 diabetes and thyroiditis in rats.
Genes and immunity - 1 Feb 2012
Yokoi N, Hidaka S, Tanabe S, Ohya M, Ishima M, Takagi Y, Masui N, Seino S
Abstract excerpt
Although the MHC class II 'u' haplotype is strongly associated with type 1 diabetes (T1D) in rats, the role of MHC class II in the development of tissue-specific autoimmune diseases including T1D and autoimmune thyroiditis remains unclear. To clarify this, we produced a congenic strain carrying MHC class II 'a' and 'u' haplotypes on the Komeda diabetes-prone (KDP) genetic background. The u/u homozygous animals...
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