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Reduced frequency of HLA DRB1*03-DQB1*02 in children with type 1 diabetes associated with enterovirus RNA.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 15 May 2003
Craig Maria E, Howard Neville J, Silink Martin, Rawlinson William D
Abstract excerpt
Enteroviruses have been associated with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), but it is unclear whether there is a distinct disease subtype. Plasma and stool samples from 206 consecutively diagnosed children and 160 healthy control children were analyzed by reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction for the RNA of 60 enteroviruses. More children with diabetes tested positive for enterovirus RNA (30% vs. 4%; odds...
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