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Association of TNF-α, CTLA4, and PTPN22 polymorphisms with type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune diseases in Brazil.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 28 Dec 2015
Tavares N A C, Santos M M S, Moura R, Araújo J, Guimarães R L, Crovella S, Brandão L A C
Abstract excerpt
Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) is a complex disorder characterized by an autoimmune response against human pancreatic beta-cells. Patients with T1D can also develop a response toward one or more other factors, such as in autoimmune thyroiditis (AITD) and celiac disease (CD). In the presence of T1D + AITD, the patient is diagnosed with autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type III (APSIII); patients with APSIII may...
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