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HLA-B*39:06 Efficiently Mediates Type 1 Diabetes in a Mouse Model Incorporating Reduced Thymic Insulin Expression.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 May 2018
Schloss Jennifer, Ali Riyasat, Racine Jeremy J, Chapman Harold D, Serreze David V, DiLorenzo Teresa P
Abstract excerpt
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is characterized by T cell-mediated destruction of the insulin-producing β cells of the pancreatic islets. Among the loci associated with T1D risk, those most predisposing are found in the MHC region. HLA-B*39:06 is the most predisposing class I MHC allele and is associated with an early age of onset. To establish an NOD mouse model for the study of HLA-B*39:06, we expressed it in the...
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