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Association of alleles at polymorphic sites in the Osteopontin encoding gene in young type 1 diabetic patients.
Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) - 1 Apr 2009
Marciano Renato, D'Annunzio Giuseppe, Minuto Nicola, Pasquali Lorenzo, Santamaria Andrea, Di Duca Marco, Ravazzolo Roberto, Lorini Renata
Abstract excerpt
The Osteopontin (OPN) encoding gene, SPP1, can be considered as a candidate for genetic susceptibility to type 1 diabetes (T1D) because of its known function in immune response and inflammation. This work aimed to evaluate the role of SPP1 gene in susceptibility to T1D. Patients (238: 130 male, 108 female) and unaffected adult control individuals (137: 68 males and 69 females) have been genotyped for three...
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