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Stability of autoantibodies and their relation to genetic and metabolic markers of Type I diabetes in initially unaffected schoolchildren.
Diabetologia - 1 Apr 2000
Kulmala P, Rahko J, Savola K, Vähäsalo P, Veijola R, Sjöroos M, Reunanen A, Ilonen J, Knip M
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: To study temporal changes in positivity for autoantibodies associated with Type I (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus and the relations between these antibodies, HLA-DQB1-risk markers and first-phase insulin response (FPIR) in non-diabetic schoolchildren. METHODS: The stability of the antibody status over 2 years was assessed in 104 schoolchildren initially positive for islet cell antibodies...
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