Search for DQ2.5 and DQ8 alleles using a lower cost technique in patients with type 1 diabetes and celiac disease in a population of southern Brazil

ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the frequency of DQ2.5 and DQ8 alleles using the Tag-single-nucleotide polymorphism (Tag-SNP) technique in individuals with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and celiac disease (CD) in southern Brazil. Materials and methods In a prospective design, we performed the s...

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Main Authors: Marília D. Bastos, Thayne W. Kowalski, Márcia Puñales, Balduíno Tschiedel, Luiza M. Mariath, Ana Luiza G. Pires, Lavínia S. Faccini, Themis R. Silveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2017-07-01
Series:Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Subjects:
HLA
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2359-39972017000600550&lng=en&tlng=en