Distribution of HLA class II alleles and haplotypes in insulin-dependent Moroccan diabetics.

doi:10.1016/0198-8859(96)00104-8

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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

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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 mostl...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Alleles
Child
Child, Preschool
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
HLA-D Antigens
Haplotypes
Humans
Infant
Morocco
Polymorphism, Genetic

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