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HLA-DP and susceptibility to insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in an ethnically mixed population. Associations with other HLA-alleles.
Journal of autoimmunity - 1 Jun 1995
Balducci-Silano P L, Layrisse Z E
Abstract excerpt
It is known that certain combinations of alleles within the Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Complex are associated with susceptibility or resistance to insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). The association of DR and DQ with IDDM has been well documented. Even though the association of specific DP alleles with some autoimmune diseases (i.e. juvenile rheumatoid arthritis [JRA] and celiac disease) has already...
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