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The role of the IDDM2 locus in the susceptibility of UK APS1 subjects to type 1 diabetes mellitus.
International journal of immunogenetics - 1 Feb 2007
Adamson K A, Cheetham T D, Kendall-Taylor P, Seckl J R, Pearce S H S
Abstract excerpt
Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy syndrome type 1 (APS1) is characterized by autoimmune destruction of endocrine tissues and chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis. Type 1 diabetes (T1D) affects 12-25% of patients with APS1, and the prediction of whether this complication will affect an individual is not currently possible. However, alleles of a variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) 5' of the insulin gene are known to...
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