Association between autoantibodies to the Arginine variant of the Zinc transporter 8 (ZnT8) and stimulated C-peptide levels in Danish children and adolescents with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes

Marie Louise M Andersen, Fariba Vaziri-Sani, Ahmed Delli, Sven Pörksen, Emma Jacobssen, Jane Frølund Thomsen, Jannet Svensson, Jacob Steen Petersen, Lars Hansen, Ake Lernmark, Henrik B Mortensen, Lotte B Nielsen

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Abstract

The zinc transporter 8 (ZnT8) was recently identified as a common autoantigen in type 1 diabetes (T1D) and inclusion of ZnT8 autoantibodies (ZnT8Ab) was found to increase the diagnostic specificity of T1D.
Original languageEnglish
JournalPediatric Diabetes
Volume13
Issue number6
Pages (from-to)454-62
Number of pages9
ISSN1399-543X
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

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