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HLA-DR4 subtype and -B alleles in DQB1*0302-positive haplotypes associated with IDDM. The Childhood Diabetes in Finland Study Group.
European journal of immunogenetics : official journal of the British Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics - 1 Oct 1997
Reijonen H, Nejentsev S, Tuokko J, Koskinen S, Tuomilehto-Wolf E, Akerblom H K, Ilonen J
Abstract excerpt
We determined the distribution of DR4 subtypes in 309 DQB1*0302-positive haplotypes found in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) patients and 70 control haplotypes present only in healthy family members. An increased frequency of DRB1*0401 allele (74.4% vs. 55.7%, P = 0.003) and a decrease of DRB1*0404 allele (23.6% vs. 40.0%, P = 0.0064) was revealed. A further analysis of extended haplotypes demonstrated...
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