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Signs of beta-cell autoimmunity and HLA-defined diabetes susceptibility in the Finnish population: the sib cohort from the Type 1 Diabetes Prediction and Prevention Study.
Diabetologia - 1 Jan 2003
Kukko M, Kimpimäki T, Kupila A, Korhonen S, Kulmala P, Savola K, Simell T, Keskinen P, Ilonen J, Simell O, Knip M
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: To assess the role of HLA-defined genetic diabetes susceptibility in the appearance of signs of beta-cell autoimmunity in a series of children derived from the general population. METHODS: Tests for five HLA DQB1 alleles and four diabetes-associated autoantibodies were carried out on 1,584 older sibs of infants with an increased HLA-defined genetic risk of Type 1 diabetes. The DQB1 genotypes were...
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