Distribution of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM)-related HLA alleles correlates with the difference in IDDM incidence in four populations of the Eastern Baltic region

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 473-477

  Nejentsev, S ^a   Koskinen, S ^a   Sjoroos M ^a   Reijonen, H ^a   Schwartz, E I ^b   Kovalchuk, L ^c   Sochnev, A ^c   Adojaan, B ^d   Podar, T ^d   Knip, M ^e   Simell, O ^a   Koskenvuo, M ^a   Akerblom H K ^f   Ilonen, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b SAINT PETERSBURG STATE PEDIATRIC MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c RIGA STRADINS UNIVERSITY   (Latvia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Genetics; HLA alleles; Incidence; Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

HLA DQ ANTIGEN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; ESTONIA; FINLAND; GENE FREQUENCY; HAPLOTYPE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LATVIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 7844225898     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.1998.tb03074.x     Document Type: Article

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