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Temporal trends of HLA, CTLA-4 and PTPN22 genotype frequencies among type 1 diabetes in Continental Italy.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Spoletini Marialuisa, Zampetti Simona, Campagna Giuseppe, Marandola Lidia, Capizzi Marco, Buzzetti Raffaella
Abstract excerpt
The incidence of type 1 diabetes has, progressively, increased worldwide over the last decades and also in Continental Italian population. Previous studies performed in northern European countries, showed, alongside a general increase in the disease incidence, a decreasing frequency of the highest risk HLA genotype in type 1 diabetes populations, thus emphasizing the role of environmental factors. The aim of the...
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