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SUBMITTER: Zhou Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3756536 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhou Zemin Z Jensen Peter E PE
Frontiers in immunology 20130829
Autoreactive CD4+ T cells initiate the chronic autoimmune disease Type-1 diabetes (T1D), in which multiple environmental and genetic factors are involved. The association of HLA, especially the DR-DQ loci, with risk for T1D is well documented. However, the molecular mechanisms are poorly understood. In this review, we explore the structural characteristics of HLA-DQ and the role of HLA-DM function as they may contribute to an understanding of autoreactive T cell development in T1D. ...[more]