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HLA-DQ genotypes in classic type 1 diabetes and in latent autoimmune diabetes of the adult.
American journal of epidemiology - 1 Nov 2002
Stenström Gunnar, Berger Bo, Borg Henrik, Fernlund Per, Dorman Janice S, Sundkvist Göran
Abstract excerpt
In 1993-1996, islet autoantibodies, C-peptide, and HLA-DQ genotypes were evaluated in 345 insulin-treated diabetic patients of all ages from the Skaraborg Diabetes Registry 5-6 years after their diagnosis and in 216 control subjects from the Skaraborg County, Sweden, population. The aims of this study were to clarify the importance of age at diagnosis of diabetes for HLA-DQ associations in patients with classic...
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