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Trends in the frequency of HLA DR-DQ haplotypes among children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus in the Southeast Region of Turkey.
Journal of clinical research in pediatric endocrinology - 1 Dec 2012
Keskin Mehmet, Aygün Ayşe, Pehlivan Sacide, Keskin Özlem, Kor Yılmaz, Balat Ayşe, Coşkun Yavuz
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of HLA DR-DQ haplotypes in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) in the Southeast Region of Turkey. METHODS: Eighty children and adolescents with T1DM and eighty control subjects participated in the study. HLA-DR, DQ was typed using polymerase chain reaction and sequence-specific priming technique. RESULTS: HLA DRB1*03 allele was...
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