| Literature DB >> 3309680 |
J A Todd1, J I Bell, H O McDevitt.
Abstract
Over half of the inherited predisposition to insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus maps to the region of chromosome 6 that contains the highly polymorphic HLA class II genes which determine immune responsiveness. Analysis of DNA sequences from diabetics indicates that alleles of HLA-DQ beta determine both disease susceptibility and resistance, and that the structure of the DQ molecule, in particular residue 57 of the beta-chain, specifies the autoimmune response against the insulin-producing islet cells.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID: 3309680 DOI: 10.1038/329599a0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nature ISSN: 0028-0836 Impact factor: 49.962