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A peptide binding motif for HLA-DQA1*0102/DQB1*0602, the class II MHC molecule associated with dominant protection in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Mar 1998
Ettinger R A, Kwok W W
Abstract excerpt
HLA-DQA1*0102/DQB1*0602 (DQ0602) is observed at a decreased frequency in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in different ethnic groups, suggesting a protective role for DQ0602. Analysis of overlapping peptides from human insulin found that insulin B(1-15) bound well to DQ0602 and exhibited a high degree of allelic specificity. Truncation analysis of insulin B(1-15) identified insulin B(5-15) as the minimal...
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