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Zinc transporter 8 autoantibodies in patients with type 1 diabetes from a multiethnic population and their first degree relatives.
Arquivos brasileiros de endocrinologia e metabologia - 1 Oct 2014
Araujo Débora Batista, Skärstrand Hanna, Barone Bianca, Dantas Joana Rodrigues, Kupfer Rosane, Zajdenverg Lenita, Milech Adolpho, Vaziri-Sani Fariba, Oliveira José Egídio Paulo de, Rodacki Melanie
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Zinc transporter 8 autoantibodies (ZnT8A) have been poorly studied in non-Caucasian individuals. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of ZnT8 autoantibodies in patients with T1D and their first degree relatives (FDR) from a multiethnic population, as well as its relation with the insulin (INS) or the protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor 22 (PTPN22) gene polymorphisms. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: ZnT8A...
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