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HLA-DRB, -DQA, and DQB alleles and haplotypes in Iranian patients with diabetes mellitus type I.
Pediatric diabetes - 1 Aug 2013
Rabbani Ali, Abbasi Farzaneh, Taghvaei Mohammad, Rabbani Bahareh, Moradi Batoul, Shakiba Yadollah, Rezaei Nima, Amirzargar Aliakbar
Abstract excerpt
Specific alleles at the HLA-DRB1, -DQA1, and -DQB1 loci seem to be associated with variable risks of developing type 1 diabetes (T1D). This study assessed the distribution of HLA-DR and -DQ alleles among Iranian T1D patients and healthy controls. In this study, HLA-DRB1, -DQA1, and -DQB1 alleles were determined in 100 children with T1D and 100 unrelated healthy controls. The following alleles were found to have a...
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