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Specific association of type 1 diabetes mellitus with anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide-positive rheumatoid arthritis.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Mar 2009
Liao Katherine P, Gunnarsson Marie, Källberg Henrik, Ding Bo, Plenge Robert M, Padyukov Leonid, Karlson Elizabeth W, Klareskog Lars, Askling Johan, Alfredsson Lars
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OBJECTIVE: The co-occurrence of autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) has been reported in individuals and families. In this study, the strength and nature of this association were investigated at the population level in a Swedish case-control cohort. METHODS: For this case-control study, 1,419 patients with incident RA diagnosed between 1996 and 2003 were...
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