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Evidence that HLA class I and II associations with type 1 diabetes, autoantibodies to GAD and autoantibodies to IA-2, are distinct.
Diabetes - 1 Oct 2011
Howson Joanna M M, Stevens Helen, Smyth Deborah J, Walker Neil M, Chandler Kyla A, Bingley Polly J, Todd John A
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OBJECTIVE: A major feature of type 1 diabetes is the appearance of islet autoantibodies before diagnosis. However, although the genetics of type 1 diabetes is advanced, the genetics of islet autoantibodies needs further investigation. The primary susceptibility loci in type 1 diabetes, the HLA class I and II genes, are believed to determine the specificity and magnitude of the autoimmune response to islet...
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