Is the Association Between TNF-α-308 A Allele and DMT1 Independent of HLA-DRB1, DQB1 Alleles?

The aim of the study was to assess chosen factors of genetic susceptibility to DMT1: DRB1, DQB1, and TNF-α polymorphisms-308 (G/A) in children with DMT1 and their up-to-now healthy siblings. Then we tested whether the association between TNF-α genes and DMT1 is independent of HLA. 87 diabetic childr...

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Main Authors: Grazyna Deja, Przemyslawa Jarosz-Chobot, Joanna Polanska, Urszula Siekiera, Ewa Malecka-Tendera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2006-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/MI/2006/19724