The distribution of HLA class II susceptible/protective haplotypes could partially explain the low incidence of type 1 diabetes in continental Italy (Lazio region)

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 385-394

  Petrone, A ^a   Bugawan, T L ^b   Mesturino, C A ^a   Nistico L ^c   Galgani, A ^a   Giorgi, G ^a   Cascino, I ^c   Erlich, H A ^b   Di Mario, U ^a   Buzzetti, R ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ROCHE MOLECULAR SYSTEMS   (United States)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Caucasian; HLA DQA1; HLA DQB1; HLA DRB1; Italian population; MHC region; Type 1 diabetes

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HAPLOTYPE; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HAPLOTYPES; HLA-DQ ANTIGENS; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ITALY; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 18244408244     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-0039.2001.580607.x     Document Type: Article

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