HLA-DQB1(*)0304-DRB1(*)0408 haplotype associated with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in populations in the eastern Baltic region

J. Ilonen, S. Koskinen, S. Nejentsev, M. Sjöroos, M. Knip, E. I. Schwartz, B. Adojaan, L. Kovalchuk, A. Sochnevs

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Abstract

The rare HLA-DQB1(*)0304 allele was found increased among IDDM patients in the populations of the eastern Baltic region. Its frequency among IDDM patients was 4.5% (20/443) compared to 1.1% (9/853) in healthy controls in the combined series of Estonian, Latvian and St. Petersburg Russian populations (P = 0.0001). HLA-DQB1(*)0304 in these populations was associated with DRB1(*)0408, and the haplotype was further characterized by a B35 allele and a typical combination of microsatellite markers from the TNF gene region. The result is compatible with the significance of the 57th amino acid in the DQ β-chain but also emphasizes the importance of alleles in other HLA loci adjacent to DQ in the determination of IDDM susceptibility.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)532-534
Number of pages3
JournalTissue Antigens
Volume49
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1997
Externally publishedYes

Keywords*

  • HLA-DQB1(*)0304
  • HLA-DR4 haplotype
  • Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

Field of Science*

  • 3.1 Basic medicine

Publication Type*

  • 1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database

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