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Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 2 shows the same HLA class II pattern as type 1 diabetes.
Tissue antigens - 1 Apr 2011
Weinstock C, Matheis N, Barkia S, Haager M-C, Janson A, Marković A, Bux J, Kahaly G J
Abstract excerpt
Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome (APS) type 2 is defined by the manifestation of at least two autoimmune endocrine diseases. Only few data exist on genetic associations of APS type 2. In this controlled study, 98 patients with APS type 2, 96 patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D), and 92 patients with autoimmune thyroid disease, both as a single autoimmune endocrinopathy, were tested for association with alleles of...
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