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Predictors of associated autoimmune diseases in families with type 1 diabetes: results from the Type 1 Diabetes Genetics Consortium.
Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews - 1 Jul 2011
Wägner Ana M, Santana Angelo, Herńndez Marta, Wiebe Julia C, Nóvoa Javier, Mauricio Dídac
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BACKGROUND: Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a clinically heterogeneous disease. The presence of associated autoimmune diseases (AAIDs) may represent a distinct form of autoimmune diabetes, with involvement of specific mechanisms. The aim of this study was to find predictors of AAIDs in the Type 1 Diabetes Genetics Consortium data set. METHODS: Three thousand two hundred and sixty-three families with at least two...
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