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ea0020p335 | Diabetes and Cardiovascular | ECE2009

HLA DQB1 and HLA DQA1 genotypes prevalence in children and adolescence with new-onset diabetes type 1 in the lower Silesia region

Zak Teresa , Malodobra Malgorzata , Zubkiewicz Agnieszka , Noczynska Anna

The first degree relatives of patients with diabetes type 1 have increased genetic risk of developing clinical disease. In the population of Polish diabetic subjects the most frequent alleles are HLA- DRB1*04, DRB1*03, DQA1 and DQB1. The ‘high-risk genotype’ may differ among populations.The aim of this paper was to analyze prevalence of genetic risk factors in patients with new-onset diabetes in Lower Silesia and to compare the data with Polish...