The role of HLA class II genes in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: molecular analysis of 180 Caucasian, multiplex families.

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Published in Am J Hum Genet on November 01, 1996

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J A Noble1, A M Valdes, M Cook, W Klitz, G Thomson, H A Erlich

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1: Department of Human Genetics, Roche Molecular Systems, Alameda, USA.

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