Pro-inflammatory variants of DRB1 and RAGE genes are associated with susceptibility to pediatric type 1 diabetes: A new hypothesis on the adaptive role of autoimmunity

Rivista di Biologia - Biology Forum

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 285-304

  Damiani, Giuseppe ^a,f   Campo, Ilaria ^b   Zorzetto, Michele ^b   Bozzi, Valeria ^c   Disabella, Eliana ^b   Caroli, Anna ^d   Ferrarotti, Ilaria ^b   D'Annunzio, Giuseppe ^e   Pasi, Annamaria ^b   Martinetti, Miryam ^b   Cuccia, Mariaclara ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^e G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^f Istituto di Genetica Molecolare   (Italy)

Author keywords

DRB1; Functional polymorphisms; HLA; Insulin autoantigens; RAGE; Thrifty genotype hypothesis; Type 1 diabetes

Indexed keywords

EID: 35948991523     PISSN: 22822593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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