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Failed Genetic Protection: Type 1 Diabetes in the Presence of HLA-DQB1*06:02.
Diabetes - 1 Aug 2020
Simmons Kimber M, Mitchell Angela M, Alkanani Aimon A, McDaniel Kristen A, Baschal Erin E, Armstrong Taylor, Pyle Laura, Yu Liping, Michels Aaron W
Abstract excerpt
Certain HLA class II genes increase the risk for type 1 diabetes (T1D) development while others provide protection from disease development. HLA class II alleles encode MHC proteins on antigen-presenting cells, which function to present peptides and activate CD4 T cells. The DRB1*15:01 (DR15)-DQA1*01:02-DQB1*06:02 (DQ6) haplotype provides dominant protection across all stages of T1D and is a common haplotype...
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