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Expression and Function of IA-2 Family Proteins, Unique Neuroendocrine-specific Protein-tyrosine Phosphatases
1 Jan 2009
Abstract excerpt
IA-2 (also known as islet cell antigen ICA-512) and IA-2 beta (also known as phogrin, phosphatase homologue in granules of insulinoma) are major autoantigens in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). Autoantibodies against both proteins are expressed years before clinical onset, and they become predictive markers for high-risk subjects. However, the role of these genes in the IDDM pathogenesis has been...
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