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Association of HLA antigens with diabetes mellitus in an Iraqi population.
Disease markers - 1 Jan 2000
Jabbar A A, Mezaal T J, Dawood F H
Abstract excerpt
HLA antigen frequencies in 50 patients with IDDM, 56 patients with NIDDM, and 109 normal Iraqi controls were studied. Three families with one patient suffering from IDDM were also studied. No significant HLA antigens associated with NIDDM were found. Highly significant association of HLA, A1, B8, DR3, and DR4 were found in patients with IDDM as compared to normal individuals. The frequency of HLA-B5 and DR2 were...
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