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Coexistent autoimmunity in familial type 1 diabetes: increased susceptibility in sib-pairs?
Hormone research in paediatrics - 1 Jan 2011
Lebenthal Yael, Yackobovitch-Gavan Michal, de Vries Liat, Phillip Moshe, Lazar Liora
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Type 1 diabetes (T1D) patients are at risk for additional autoimmune diseases (AID). OBJECTIVE: To compare the characteristics of associated autoimmunity among familial (parent-offspring and sib-pair) subgroups and sporadic T1D patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Data regarding AID in T1D patients and their nuclear family members were extracted from medical files of 121 multiplex T1D families (58...
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