Rag1 and H2-Ab1 deficient NOD mice carrying transgenes coding for human CD2-CD4 and HLA-DQ8 lack T and B cells, and are diabetes free. Also, unlike the H2-Ab1 deficient, transgenic CD4, HLA-DQ8 mice (see Stock No. 006021), this strain does not develop cardiomyopathy. This model is useful in adoptive transfer experiments and to understand the role of MHC class II in autoimmunity. The Jackson Laboratory 2024, used with permission.