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[The significance of A1 and A2 antibodies against beta-casein in type-1 diabetes mellitus].
Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) - 17 Dec 1999
Padberg S, Schumm-Draeger P M, Petzoldt R, Becker F, Federlin K
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The hypothesis that cow's milk components may constitute environmental factors in the pathogenesis of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) is increasingly gaining in importance. This study for the first time determined, in a family study, antibodies against the most common variants of the beta-casein (A1 and A2). PATIENTS AND METHODS: A total of 1,257 sera--from 287 patients with...
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