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Association of IA-2 autoantibodies with HLA DR4 phenotypes in IDDM.
Diabetologia - 1 Oct 1996
Genovese S, Bonfanti R, Bazzigaluppi E, Lampasona V, Benazzi E, Bosi E, Chiumello G, Bonifacio E
Abstract excerpt
Insulin, glutamate decarboxylase (GAD) and the protein tyrosine phosphatase-like molecule IA-2 are major targets of humoral autoimmunity in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). These autoantibodies are heterogeneous with respect to age and patient human leukocyte antigen (HLA) phenotype. We have previously demonstrated that GAD and IA-2 antibodies potentially identify different subsets of IDDM patients....
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