Subclassification of seronegative type 1 diabetic subjects with HLA-DQ genotypes

• Published in: Chung-hua nei kʿo tsa chih Vol. 43; no. 3; p. 174
• Main Authors: Zhang, Dong-mei, Zhou, Zhi-guang, Zhang, Chi, Huang, Gan, Jin, Ping, Wang, Jian-ping, Wei, Jia-li, Hu, Bai-ying
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: China 01.03.2004
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Autoantibodies - blood; Child; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - classification; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - genetics; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - immunology; Female; Genotype; HLA-DQ Antigens - genetics; Humans; Male; Middle Aged

To reveal the relationship between disease phenotype and HLA-DQ genotype in autoantibody-negative type 1 diabetics and to explore whether HLA-DQ genotypes can reclassify seronegative type 1 diabetic patients. Sixty-one diabetics with unprovoked ketosis or ketoacidosis at presentation were tested for...