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Positive autoantibodies to ZnT8 indicate elevated risk for additional autoimmune conditions in patients with Addison's disease.
Endocrine - 1 Jul 2016
Fichna Marta, Rogowicz-Frontczak Anita, Żurawek Magdalena, Fichna Piotr, Gryczyńska Maria, Zozulińska-Ziółkiewicz Dorota, Ruchała Marek
Abstract excerpt
Autoimmune Addison's disease (AAD) associates with exceptional susceptibility to develop other autoimmune conditions, including type 1 diabetes (T1D), marked by positive serum autoantibodies to insulin (IAA), glutamic acid decarboxylase (GADA) and insulinoma-associated protein 2 (IA-2A). Zinc transporter 8 (ZnT8) is a new T1D autoantigen, encoded by the SLC30A8 gene. Its polymorphic variant rs13266634C/T seems...
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