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HLA and non-HLA genes and familial predisposition to autoimmune diseases in families with a child affected by type 1 diabetes.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Parkkola Anna, Laine Antti-Pekka, Karhunen Markku, Härkönen Taina, Ryhänen Samppa J, Ilonen Jorma, Knip Mikael
Abstract excerpt
Genetic predisposition could be assumed to be causing clustering of autoimmunity in individuals and families. We tested whether HLA and non-HLA loci associate with such clustering of autoimmunity. We included 1,745 children with type 1 diabetes from the Finnish Pediatric Diabetes Register. Data on personal or family history of autoimmune diseases were collected with a structured questionnaire and, for a subset,...
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