Article
[HLA-DR:DQ genotypes and insulin-dependent diabetes in Senegal].
Dakar medical - 1 Jan 1996
Cisse A, Chauffert M, Julier C, Chevenne D, Michel S, Trivin F, Diop S N, Sidibe E H, Sow A M
Abstract excerpt
At the opposite of HLA-DR, HLA-DQ was not well documented in homogeneous negroïd populations. So, 93 IDDM and 115 control patients, all black senegalese people, were studied. The results showed three HLA-DQ IDDM-related susceptibility genotypes and also a high risk conferred by HLA-DR4/DR9 usuall...
Topics
- Adult
- Black People
- Case-Control Studies
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
- Female
- Genetic Testing
- Genotype
- HLA-DQ Antigens
- HLA-DR Antigens
- Histocompatibility Testing
- Humans
- Male
- Senegal
