Diabetes, Vol 26, Issue 9 870-873, Copyright © 1977 by American Diabetes Association
HLA antigens in diabetic children
Italy Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori,
Ninety insulin-dependent diabetic children were HLA-typed in order to
elucidate the role played by HLA complex-linked genes in the pathogenesis
of diabetes mellitus of childhood. HLA-Aw30 and HLA-Bw35 were significantly
increased and decreased, respectively, in the diabetic group as compared
with controls. In relation to age at onset of diabetes, HLA-B8 was
significantly increased in the 0-5-year group. By dividing the patients
according to the season at onset of the disease, only HLA-Aw30 in the
October-January group reached the level of significance.