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Evaluation of TAP1 polymorphisms with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus in Finnish diabetic patients. The Childhood Diabetes in Finland (DiMe) Study Group.
Human immunology - 1 Apr 1997
Ma L, Penfornis A, Wang X, Schoenfeld D, Tuomilehto-Wolf E, Metcalfe K, Hitman G, Faustman D
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Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) is an autoimmune disease with a strong association between disease and the HLA class II region. Because abnormal antigen processing, in part characterized by altered class I processing, has been identified in patients with IDDM, the TAP (transporter associated with antigen processing) genes located in the HLA class II region make attractive candidate genes for IDDM. Five...
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