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DQB1*0202 and the new DQB1*0203 allele: a fourth pair of DQB1 alleles differing only at codon 57.
Tissue antigens - 1 Mar 1997
Olerup O, Aldener-Cannavá A, Fogdell-Hahn A, Getty R R, Wagenknecht D R, McIntyre J A
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Amino acid 57 of DQ beta chains is of functional importance as it influences peptide binding, is part of B and T cell epitopes, and is associated with susceptibility and resistance to insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and humoral immunodeficiencies. Polymorphism of codon 57 is conserved in primates and in HLA class II B genes implying that balancing selection operates on this residue. Previously, three DQB1...
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