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HLA genotyping in the international Type 1 Diabetes Genetics Consortium
Background Although human leukocyte antigen (HLA) DQ and
DR loci appear to confer the strongest genetic risk for
type 1 diabetes, more detailed information is required for other loci within the
HLA region to understand causality and stratify additional risk factors. The
Type 1 Diabetes Genetics Consortium (T1DGC) study design included
high-resolution genotyping of HLA-A, B,
C, DRB1, DQ, and
DP loci in all affected sibling pair and trio families, and
cases and controls, recruited from four networks worldwide, for analysis with
clinical phenotypes and immunological markers