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Characteristics of Type 1 Diabetes Among Patients Carrying the Protective HLA-DQB1*06:02 Allele.
HLA - 1 Nov 2024
Taka Antti-Mathias, Härkönen Taina, Vähäsalo Paula, Vatanen Tommi, Lempainen Johanna, Veijola Riitta, Turtinen Maaret, Ilonen Jorma, Knip Mikael
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We set out to examine in an observational study characteristics of type 1 diabetes at the time of diagnosis among paediatric patients carrying the protective HLA class II DQB1*06:02 allele. We compared characteristics of type 1 diabetes among 5530 Finnish children aged 0-14 years diagnosed between 2003 and 2018. Seventy-five children with type 1 diabetes carried the DQB1*06:02 allele. The carriers of DQB1*06:02...
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