Article
Higher prevalence of autoantibodies to insulin and GAD65 in Swedish compared to Lithuanian children with type 1 diabetes.
Diabetes research and clinical practice - 1 Jun 2006
Holmberg Hanna, Vaarala Outi, Sadauskaite-Kuehne Vaiva, Ilonen Jorma, Padaiga Zilvinas, Ludvigsson Johnny
Abstract excerpt
We compared the prevalence of beta-cell autoantibodies and genetic risk factors in Sweden and Lithuania. Ninety-six patients from Sweden and 96 from Lithuania matched for age and gender (1-15 years old, median age 9.0 years) were included. We analyzed autoantibodies to insulin (IAA), glutamic acid decarboxylase (GADA) and the protein tyrosine phosphatase like IA-2 (IA-2A) as well as risk-associated polymorphisms...
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