Zinc deficiency and cell-mediated and humoral autoimmunity of insulin- dependent diabetes in thalassemic subjects

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 3, 1998, Pages 981-984

  Malizia, R ^a,c   Scorsone, A ^b   D'Angelo, P ^a   Lo Pinto, C ^a   Pitrolo, L ^a   Giordano, C ^b  

^a Villa Sofia Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^c Azienda Ospedaliera Villa Sofia   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; INSULIN; ZINC;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOIMMUNITY; BETA THALASSEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; SCHOOL CHILD; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; THALASSEMIA; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANTIBODY FORMATION; AUTOIMMUNITY; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; T-LYMPHOCYTES; ZINC;

EID: 0032437615     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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