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Is HLA the cause of the high incidence of type 1 diabetes in the Canary Islands? Results from the Type 1 Diabetes Genetics Consortium (T1DGC).
Endocrinologia, diabetes y nutricion - 1 Mar 2017
Santana Del Pino Angelo, Medina-Rodríguez Nathan, Hernández-García Marta, Nóvoa-Mogollón Francisco J, Wägner Ana M
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INTRODUCTION: Incidence of childhood-onset type 1 diabetes mellitus in the Canary Islands is the highest reported so far in Spain, and among the highest worldwide. The HLA region accounts for approximately half the genetic risk of type 1 diabetes. Our aim was to assess distribution of high-risk and protective HLA haplotypes in the Canarian families included in the T1DGC, as compared to the rest of Spain. METHODS:...
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