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The HLA-DR phenotype modulates the humoral immune response to enterovirus antigens.
Diabetologia - 1 Aug 2003
Sadeharju K, Knip M, Hiltunen M, Akerblom H K, Hyöty H
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Enterovirus infections are among the environmental risk factors potentially contributing to the pathogenesis of Type 1 diabetes. The aim of this study was to evaluate virus-host interaction by analysing the enterovirus antibody levels in subjects carrying different HLA-DR alleles...
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