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Type 1 Diabetes at-risk children highly recognize Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis epitopes homologous to human Znt8 and Proinsulin.
Scientific reports - 29 Feb 2016
Niegowska Magdalena, Rapini Novella, Piccinini Simona, Mameli Giuseppe, Caggiu Elisa, Manca Bitti Maria Luisa, Sechi Leonardo A
Abstract excerpt
Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) has been previously associated to T1D as a putative environmental agent triggering or accelerating the disease in Sardinian and Italian populations. Our aim was to investigate the role of MAP in T1D development by evaluating levels of antibodies directed against MAP epitopes and their human homologs corresponding to ZnT8 and proinsulin (PI) in 54 T1D at-risk...
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