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Distribution of HLA class II alleles and haplotypes in insulin-dependent Moroccan diabetics.
Human immunology - 1 Sept 1996
Izaabel H, Garchon H J, Beaurain G, Biga M, Akhayat O, Bach J F, Caillat-Zucman S
Abstract excerpt
HLA class II polymorphism in Moroccan IDDM patients has not been investigated so far. In this study, HLA-DRB1, -DQA1, and -DQB1 allele and haplotype frequencies were analyzed in 125 unrelated Moroccan IDDM patients and 93 unrelated healthy controls, all originating from the Souss region and mostly of Berber origin. Some common features with other Caucasian groups were observed, in particular, a predisposing...
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