Map showing the prevalence of five HLA haplotypes across five European, Asian, and middle eastern regions, indicating that D Q 6.1/6.2 is most prevalent in all regions except for East Asia.

FIGURE 3.

Regional Frequencies of Five HLA-DR-DQ Haplotypes.

This map depicts the prevalence of five well-known HLA-DR-DQ haplotype groups that confer susceptibility or resistance to type 1 diabetes in five different world regions.

SOURCE: Reference (27)

From: Genetics of Type 1 Diabetes

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