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HLA class II immunogenetics of IDDM in Yemenite Jews.
Human immunology - 1 Nov 1998
Israel S, Kwon O J, Weintrob N, Sprecher E, Bloch K, Assa S, Brautbar C, Vardi P
Abstract excerpt
The association between HLA-DR and DQ and insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) was analyzed in 47 patients and 76 controls of Yemenite Jewish origin. The IDDM susceptibility alleles DRB1*03011, DQA1*0501, DQB1*02 and DRB1*0402, DQA1*0301, DQB1*0302 found in Caucasians had a very strong predisposing effect also in the Yemenite IDDM group. The DRB1*07, DQA1*0201 and DQB1*02 alleles were found to have a strong...
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