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Increased Frequency of the HLA-DRB1*04:04-DQA1*03-DQB1*03:02 Haplotype Among HLA-DQB1*06:02-Positive Children With Type 1 Diabetes.
Diabetes - 1 Feb 2024
Ilonen Jorma, Kiviniemi Minna, El-Amir Mostafa I, Nygård Lucas, Härkönen Taina, Lempainen Johanna, Knip Mikael
Abstract excerpt
HLA-DR/DQ haplotypes largely define genetic susceptibility to type 1 diabetes (T1D). The DQB1*06:02-positive haplotype (DR15-DQ602) common in individuals of European ancestry is very rare among children with T1D. Among 4,490 children with T1D in the Finnish Pediatric Diabetes Register, 57 (1.3%) case patients with DQB1*06:02 were identified, in comparison with 26.1% of affected family-based association control...
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