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Extended family history of type 1 diabetes and phenotype and genotype of newly diagnosed children.
Diabetes care - 1 Feb 2013
Parkkola Anna, Härkönen Taina, Ryhänen Samppa J, Ilonen Jorma, Knip Mikael
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency of newly diagnosed diabetic children with first- and second-degree relatives affected by type 1 diabetes and to characterize the effects of this positive family history on clinical markers, signs of β-cell autoimmunity, and HLA genotype in the index case. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Children (n = 1,488) with type 1 diabetes diagnosed under 15 years of age were included in a...
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