Killer immunoglobulin receptor genes and their HLA-C ligand are associated with Type 1 diabetes in an Eastern Indian population.

S SanjeeviChengjun SunA KanungoC B Sanjeevi

Published in: Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association (2015)

Our results suggest that the interaction of KIRs with HLA-C ligands are significant and certain combinations contribute to susceptibility to and protection against Type 1 diabetes.

Keyphrases

type diabetes
south africa
genome wide
cardiovascular disease
glycemic control
insulin resistance
bioinformatics analysis
binding protein
genome wide identification
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
genome wide analysis