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Susceptibility to type 1 diabetes in the Senegalese population is linked to HLA-DQ and not TAP and LMP genes.
Diabetes care - 1 Aug 1997
Chauffert M, Cissé A, Chevenne D, You J F, Michel S, Trivin F
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the frequency of the transporter associated with antigen processing (TAP) and large multifunctional protease (LMP) alleles and their role in the susceptibility to type 1 diabetes, in comparison with the well-known HLA-DQ alleles susceptibility, in Senegalese subjects. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Three loci in the TAP/LMP region were analyzed in 92 type 1 diabetic subjects and 117...
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