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Immune regulatory T cells in siblings of children suffering from type 1 diabetes mellitus.
Scandinavian journal of immunology - 1 Nov 2006
Michalek J, Vrabelova Z, Hrotekova Z, Kyr M, Pejchlova M, Kolouskova S, Faresjö M, Stechova K
Abstract excerpt
Patients with type 1 diabetes are suffering from defects in immune regulatory cells. Their siblings may be at increased risk of type 1 diabetes especially if they are carriers of certain human leucocyte antigen (HLA) alleles. In a prospective non-randomized study, we intended to evaluate 31 healthy siblings of paediatric patients with type 1 diabetes and explore immune regulatory populations of CD4+CD25+ T cells...
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