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Molecular epidemiology of IDDM in the Western Pacific Rim Region. WHO DiaMond Molecular Epidemiology Sub-Project Group.
Diabetes research and clinical practice - 1 Oct 1996
Matsuura N, Ko K W, Park Y S, Elliott R
Abstract excerpt
HLA-DQA11 and DQB1 alleles coding for arginine (R) in position 52, and an amino acid other than aspartic acid (ND) in position 57, respectively, are strong genetic markers for IDDM in Caucasians. However, their contribution to the occurrence of the disease in Asian populations is less clear. As part of the WHO DiaMond Molecular Epidemiology Sub-Project, HLA-DQ molecular typing was performed for IDDM cases and...
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