Title |
Autoantibodies and High-Risk HLA Susceptibility Markers in First-Degree Relatives of Brazilian Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: A Progression to Disease Based Study
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Published in |
Journal of Clinical Immunology, March 2012
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DOI | 10.1007/s10875-012-9673-4 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
L. I. Alves, E. Davini, M. R. Correia, R. T. Fukui, R. F. Santos, M. R. Cunha, D. M. Rocha, W. M. G. Volpini, M. E. R. Silva |
Abstract |
The objective of this study was to determine the frequencies of autoantibodies to heterogeneous islet-cell cytoplasmic antigens (ICA), glutamic acid decarboxylase(65) (GAD(65)A), insulinoma-associated antigen-2 (IA-2A) and insulin (IAA)-and human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II markers (HLA-DR and -DQ) in first degree relatives of heterogeneous Brazilian patients with type I diabetes (T1DM). A major focus of this study was to determine the influence of age, gender, proband characteristics and ancestry on the prevalence of autoantibodies and HLA-DR and -DQ alleles on disease progression and genetic predisposition to T1DM among the first-degree relatives. |
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