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Antigenicity and epitope specificity of ZnT8 autoantibodies in type 1 diabetes.
Scandinavian journal of immunology - 1 Jan 2013
Skärstrand H, Lernmark A, Vaziri-Sani F
Abstract excerpt
The single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs13266634 encodes either an Arginine (R) or a Tryptophan (W) (R325W) at the amino acid position 325 in the Zinc Transporter 8 (ZnT8) protein. Autoantibodies (Ab) that recognize ZnT8R, ZnT8W or both at the polymorphic site are common in newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes (T1D) patients. The epitope specificity and affinity of ZnT8Ab are poorly understood, but may be of...
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