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No association of INS-VNTR genotype and IAA autoantibodies.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Dec 2004
Pérez de Nanclares Guiomar, Bilbao J Ramón, Castano Luis
Abstract excerpt
Type 1 diabetes is associated with autoimmune responses against insulin, with insulin autoantibodies (IAA) being a hallmark of the disease. Genetic susceptibility to type 1 diabetes is polygenic and includes the INS VNTR-IDDM2 locus, which has been shown to regulate the expression of insulin in the pancreas and thymus. In order to determine whether insulin autoimmunity could be attributed to a genetic...
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