Relationship between HLA haplotype and BMI change in Japanese slowly progressive type 1 diabetes patients.

We investigated the association between susceptible HLA and BMI change rate from diagnosis of diabetes to diagnosis of slowly progressive type 1 diabetes in Japanese diabetic patients. Subjects with the HLA DRB1*04:05-DQB1*04:01 haplotype were more likely to show weight loss than those without. This HLA haplotype might affect weight loss. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]