[Analysis of HLA-DR, -DQA1, -DQB1 genes in Japanese IDDM patients].

Article

[Analysis of HLA-DR, -DQA1, -DQB1 genes in Japanese IDDM patients].

Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Oct 1994

Maruyama T

Abstract excerpt

Susceptibility to insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) is determined by both genetic and environmental factors. The major genetic susceptibility to IDDM is conferred by genes in the HLA class II region on chromosome 6. In Caucasians, this susceptibility is thought to be determined by DQA1 a...

Topics

Asian People
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
HLA-DQ Antigens
HLA-DQ alpha-Chains
HLA-DQ beta-Chains
HLA-DR Antigens
Humans
Japan

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