Article
HLA-DRB1*0401 is associated with susceptibility to insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus independently of the DQB1 locus.
European journal of immunogenetics : official journal of the British Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics - 1 Aug 1995
Tait B D, Drummond B P, Varney M D, Harrison L C
Abstract excerpt
The distribution of DRB1*04 alleles and DRB1/DQB1 haplotypes was analysed in 57 DR4+ caucasoid subjects with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) and 96 DR4+ healthy controls selected on the basis of DR serology, and the findings were analysed in relation to age at diagnosis of IDDM. DNA sa...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Alleles
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
- Disease Susceptibility
- Genes, MHC Class II
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- HLA-DQ Antigens
