Article
HLA-DQB1 codon 57 and IDDM in Chinese living in Taiwan.
Diabetes care - 1 Aug 1994
Chuang L M, Jou T S, Hu C Y, Wu H P, Tsai W Y, Lee J S, Hsieh R P, Chen K H, Tai T Y, Lin B J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To study the human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DQB1 genetic background in the Chinese population in Taiwan and its association with the low incidence of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) in this population. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Forty-eight IDDM patients and 59 nondiabetic...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Alleles
- Aspartic Acid
- China
- Codon
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
- Gene Frequency
- Genotype
- HLA-DQ Antigens
- HLA-DQ beta-Chains
- Homozygote
- Humans
- Incidence
- Reference Values
- Regression Analysis
- Taiwan