Linkage analysis between maturity-onset type diabetes in young people (MODY) and HLA

Linkage analysis between HLA-A, B, C, D-antigens and maturity-onset diabetes of young people (MODY) was performed in a large kindred including 16 affected members. Close linkage could be excluded. The highest z-value was 0.279 for a recombination fraction of theta = 0.05.