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Effect of HLA class I and class II alleles on progression from autoantibody positivity to overt type 1 diabetes in children with risk-associated class II genotypes.
Diabetes - 1 Dec 2010
Lipponen Kati, Gombos Zsofia, Kiviniemi Minna, Siljander Heli, Lempainen Johanna, Hermann Robert, Veijola Riitta, Simell Olli, Knip Mikael, Ilonen Jorma
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OBJECTIVE: Class II alleles define the main HLA effect on type 1 diabetes, but there is an independent effect of certain class I alleles. Class II and class I molecules are differently involved in the initiation and effector phases of the immune response, suggesting that class I alleles would be...
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