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Insulin administration may trigger type 1 diabetes in Japanese type 2 diabetes patients with type 1 diabetes high-risk HLA class II and the insulin gene VNTR genotype.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Sept 2014
Nishida Wataru, Nagata Masao, Imagawa Akihisa, Hanafusa Toshiaki, Ohashi Jun, Takahashi Kenji, Suehiro Tadashi, Yamada Yuya, Chujo Daisuke, Kawasaki Eiji, Kawamura Ryoichi, Onuma Hiroshi, Osawa Haruhiko, Makino Hideichi
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CONTEXT: Insulin administration causes various types of immune responses to insulin. We previously reported three cases of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) triggered by insulin administration in Japanese type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to collect information and characterize insulin-triggered T1DM immunologically and genetically. METHODS: Data for six patients (four...
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