Age at Seroconversion, HLA Genotype, and Specificity of Autoantibodies in Progression of Islet Autoimmunity in Childhood
Author(s) -
Witold Bauer,
Riitta Veijola,
Johanna Lempainen,
Minna Kiviniemi,
Taina Härkönen,
Jorma Toppari,
Mikael Knip,
Attila Gyenesei,
Jorma Ilonen
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2019-00421
Subject(s) - autoantibody , autoimmunity , seroconversion , medicine , immunology , type 1 diabetes , human leukocyte antigen , diabetes mellitus , islet , insulin , endocrinology , antibody , antigen
Children with initial autoantibodies to either insulin (IAA) or glutamic acid decarboxylase (GADA) differ in peak age of seroconversion and have different type 1 diabetes (T1D) risk gene associations, suggesting heterogeneity in the disease process.
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