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Residual insulin secretion at diagnosis of type 1 diabetes is independently associated with both, age of onset and HLA genotype.
Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews - 1 Jan 2000
Petrone A, Galgani A, Spoletini M, Alemanno I, Di Cola S, Bassotti G, Picardi A, Manfrini S, Osborn J, Pozzilli P, Buzzetti R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: We investigated whether residual insulin secretion and metabolic derangement at diagnosis of type 1 diabetes (T1DM) are influenced by human leukocyte antigens (HLA) class II genes. METHODS: Eight hundred and seventy-one T1DM consecutive Caucasian patients were typed for HLA class II genes. In 300 of these patients, glycated haemoglobin, insulin requirement, baseline C-peptide and body mass index (BMI)...
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