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HLA-DQA1 and DQB1 gene polymorphisms in type I diabetic patients from central Italy and their use for risk prediction.
Diabetes - 1 Aug 1993
Buzzetti R, Nisticò L, Osborn J F, Giovannini C, Chersi A, Sorrentino R
Abstract excerpt
Susceptibility to type I diabetes has been shown to be highly correlated with the presence of an amino acid other than Asp at position 57 of the DQ beta-chain (non-Asp57) and also with the presence of an Arg at position 52 of the DQ alpha-chain (Arg52). In this study we analyzed the DQA1 and DQB1 gene polymorphisms in 65 patients from central Italy and 93 randomly selected control subjects. Polymerase chain...
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