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HLA genes, islet autoantibodies and residual C-peptide at the clinical onset of type 1 diabetes mellitus and the risk of retinopathy 15 years later.
PloS one - 11 Mar 2011
Jensen Richard A, Agardh Elisabet, Lernmark Ake, Gudbjörnsdottir Soffia, Smith Nicholas L, Siscovick David S, Törn Carina
Abstract excerpt
AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: HLA genes, islet autoantibodies and residual C-peptide were studied to determine the independent association of each exposure with diabetic retinopathy (DR), 15 years after the clinical onset of type 1 diabetes in 15-34 year old individuals. METHODS: The cohort was identified in 1992 and 1993 by the Diabetes Incidence Study in Sweden (DISS), which investigates incident cases of diabetes for...
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