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Analysis of the HLA and non-HLA susceptibility loci in Japanese type 1 diabetes.
Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews - 1 Nov 2011
Yamashita Hisakuni, Awata Takuya, Kawasaki Eiji, Ikegami Hiroshi, Tanaka Shoichiro, Maruyama Taro, Shimada Akira, Nakanishi Koji, Takahashi Kazuma, Kobayashi Tetsuro, Kawabata Yumiko, Miyashita Yumi, Kurihara Susumu, Morita-Ohkubo Tomoko, Katayama Shigehiro
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: We previously reported the associations of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) (DRB1 and DQB1), INS, CTLA4, IL2RA, ERBB3 and CLEC16A with Japanese type 1 diabetes (T1D). In this study, we jointly analysed these loci in addition to IFIH1 and IL7R. METHODS: A maximum of 790 T1D patients and 953 control subjects were analysed. HLA was determined by sequencing-based typing. Seven non-HLA single nucleotide...
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