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New HLA variants could predict T1DM risk in African Americans

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A recent study has identified novel African-derived haplotypes, previously unreported in white people, which predispose to or are protective against type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) in African Americans. These findings could have important implications for T1DM disease risk and prognosis assessment in African Americans.

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  1. Department of Research & Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, 100 South Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena, 91101, CA, USA

    Mary Helen Black

  2. Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Denver, 13001 East 17th Street, Aurora, 80045, CO, USA

    Dana Dabelea

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Black, M., Dabelea, D. New HLA variants could predict T1DM risk in African Americans. Nat Rev Endocrinol 9, 570–571 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrendo.2013.160

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