HLA-DP and susceptibility to insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in an ethnically mixed population. Associations with other HLA-alleles.

doi:10.1006/jaut.1995.0034

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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 specifi...

Topics

Alleles
Child
Child, Preschool
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Disease Susceptibility
Genotype
HLA-DP Antigens
Haplotypes
Humans
Venezuela

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