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HLA class II alleles susceptibility markers of type 1 diabetes fail to specify phenotypes of ketosis-prone diabetes in adult Tunisian patients.
Experimental diabetes research - 1 Jan 2011
Laadhar Lilia, Harzallah Fatma, Zitouni Mondher, Kallel-Sellami Maryam, Fekih Moncef, Kaabachi Naziha, Slimane Hádia, Makni Sondès
Abstract excerpt
We aimed to characterize the different subgroups of ketosis-prone diabetes (KPD) in a sample of Tunisian patients using the Aβ scheme based on the presence or absence of β-cell autoantibodies (A+ or A-) and β-cell functional reserve (β+ or β-) and we investigated whether HLA class II alleles could contribute to distinct KPD phenotypes. We enrolled 43 adult patients with a first episode of ketosis. For all...
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