HLA-DR and -DQ DNA genotyping in insulin-dependent diabetes patients in South India.

S. W. Serjeantson*, P. R. Ranford, R. L. Kirk, M. R. Kohonen-Corish, V. Mohan, A. Ramachandran, C. Snehalatha, M. Viswanathan

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Abstract

Restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs) of the HLA-DR beta, -DQ alpha, -DQ beta, and -DX alpha genes have been examined in South Indian diabetic patients and controls. The DR. DQ linkage arrangements in South Indians were shown to be different for DR2, DR4, and DRw6 from those commonly seen in Europeans, so that localization of the primary disease-promoting gene in IDDM could be attempted. This study clearly implicates at least one DQ beta allele in the pathogenesis of IDDM.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)101-108
Number of pages8
JournalDisease Markers
Volume5
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - Jun 1987
Externally publishedYes

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