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Distribution of HLA-DQA1 and -DQB1 alleles and DQA1-DQB1 genotypes among Senegalese patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
Tissue antigens - 1 Apr 1996
Cissé A, Chauffert M, Chevenne D, Parfait B, Julier C, Assouline Z, Michel S, Trivin F
Abstract excerpt
Transracial analysis is one method for distinguishing primary associations between insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) and HLA II alleles from those related to linkage disequilibrium. Black people have different DR-DQ relationships from other races and are a useful group to investigate HLA-D regions associated with IDDM. In this study, we compared the frequencies of HLA-DQA1 and DQB1 alleles in Senegalese...
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