Article
HLA-DQ beta 1 typing and non-Asp57 alleles in the aborigine population of Senegal.
Diabetes care - 1 May 1995
Chauffert M, Cisse A, Chevenne D, Parfait B, Michel S, Trivin F
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate, in Senegalese subjects, the frequency of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DQ beta 1 alleles and their role in susceptibility to insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: HLA-DQ beta 1 typing was done in 55 IDDM subjects and 118 nondiabetic co...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Alleles
- Aspartic Acid
- Black People
- Child
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Carrier Screening
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- HLA-DQ Antigens
- HLA-DQ beta-Chains
- Histocompatibility Testing
- Homozygote
- Humans
- Male