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The low prevalence of immunogenetic markers in Korean adult-onset IDDM patients.
Diabetes care - 1 Mar 1996
Park Y, Lee H, Koh C S, Min H, Rowley M, Mackay I R, Zimmet P, McCarthy B, McCanlies E, Dorman J, Trucco M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: IDDM is an autoimmune disease that occurs among genetically susceptible individuals. In Asian populations, it is not uncommon for adult patients with NIDDM to eventually lose beta-cell function and develop IDDM. These individuals may be characterized by autoantibodies to GAD and high-risk HLA-DQ alleles, which are unlikely to be prevalent among patients with true NIDDM or in the general population. The...
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