Type 1 Diabetes in the Spanish Population: additional factors to Class II HLA-DR3 and -DR4

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The Major Histocompatibility Complex is the main genetic contributor to susceptibility to type 1 diabetes (T1D); genome-wide scans have consistently mapped increased predisposition to this region. The highest disease risk has been as...

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Main Authors: Ibarra José M, Méndez Julián, Martínez Alfonso, de la Calle Hermenegildo, Santiago José L, Urcelay Elena, Maluenda Carlos, Fernández-Arquero Miguel, de la Concha Emilio G
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-04-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/6/56