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Genetic susceptibility of childhood type 1 diabetes mellitus in Japan.
Pediatric endocrinology reviews : PER - 1 Oct 2012
Sugihara Shigetaka
Abstract excerpt
Most cases of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) are caused by an autoimmune reaction, involving genetic and environmental factors, which ultimately disrupt insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells. Several genes, including those encoding human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II (IDDM1 locus), insulin (IDDM2 locus), and cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen (CTLA) 4 (IDDM12 locus), are involved in this process. In this paper,...
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