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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-3-24
pubmed:abstractText
The association between HLA-DQ alpha Arg52-HLA-DQ beta non-Asp57 heterodimers and type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes was compared in Japanese, Chinese, Caucasian, North Indian Asian, and Afro-Caribbean patients to determine their importance in disease susceptibility. The potential to encode four Arg52-non-Asp57 DQ heterodimers, two in cis and two in trans, was significantly associated with increased risk of type 1 diabetes in all races except the Japanese. The possibility of encoding two Arg52-non-Asp57 heterodimers was also significantly associated with increased risk of the disease in all races except the Japanese. The possibility of encoding one heterodimer was not significantly associated with type 1 diabetes in any of the races studied. Heterogeneity testing revealed significant differences in RR values for four, two, and one heterodimers in all races except the Japanese and significant differences in RR for four and two heterodimers when compared across the races. This, together with the lack of an association between Arg52-non-Asp57 heterodimers and type 1 diabetes in the Japanese, suggests that, assuming the same genetic basis for disease in all races, the heterodimer is unlikely to be of primary importance in susceptibility to the disease.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0198-8859
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
179-83
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-9-29
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
An investigation of the association between HLA-DQ heterodimers and type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus in five racial groups.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, University of Birmingham, England.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't