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Limited loss of tolerance to islet autoantigens in ICA+ first degree relatives of patients with type I diabetes expressing the HLA dqb1*0602 allele.
Journal of autoimmunity - 1 Jun 1996
Gianani R, Verge C F, Moromisato-Gianani R I, Yu L, Zhang Y J, Pugliese A, Eisenbarth G S
Abstract excerpt
The DQB1*0602 allele confers dominant protection from Type I diabetes even among islet cell antibody positive (ICA+) first degree relatives of affected individuals. Lack of progression to diabetes in these subjects, despite ICA positivity, could be explained by a loss of tolerance limited to fewer islet autoantigens than in ICA+ relatives progressing to the disease. To test this hypothesis we have determined...
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