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Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus associated with autoimmune thyroiditis and rheumatoid arthritis.
The American journal of the medical sciences - 1 Jan 1997
Yamato E, Ikegami H, Kawaguchi Y, Fujisawa T, Hamada Y, Ueda H, Shintani M, Ogihara T
Abstract excerpt
A case associated with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) was reported. A high titer of anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase antibody (GAD) and a positive islet cell antigen were observed. The patient's human leukocyte antibody (HLA) haplotype was a homozygote of DQA1*0301, DQB1*0401, and DRB1*0405. Because this haplotype was in linkage...
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