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The association of the IVS1-397T>C estrogen receptor α polymorphism with the regulatory conditions in longstanding type 1 diabetic girls.
Molecular immunology - 1 Oct 2011
Ryba Monika, Malinowska Ewa, Rybarczyk-Kapturska Karolina, Brandt Agnieszka, Myśliwiec Małgorzata, Myśliwska Jolanta
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Type 1 diabetes is considered as pluricausal disease, whose etiology involves genetic predisposition as well as environmental factors that contribute to disease progression and pathogenesis. Women are believed to be more susceptible to develop autoimmune diseases, which may depend in part on the influence of sex hormones on the immune system. It was shown that estrogens may protect against the development of...
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