Clinical features, epidemiology, autoantibody status, HLA haplotypes and genetic mechanisms of type 1 diabetes mellitus among children in Qatar

Abstract To describe the clinical features, epidemiology, autoantibody status, HLA haplotypes and genetic mechanisms of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). Patients (0–18 years) with diabetes were recruited. Clinical data was collected, autoantibodies and c-peptide were measured. Whole Genome Sequencin...

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Main Authors: Basma Haris, Ikhlak Ahmed, Najeeb Syed, Hakeem Almabrazi, Saras Saraswathi, Sara Al-Khawaga, Amira Saeed, Shihab Mundekkadan, Idris Mohammed, Sanaa Sharari, Iman Hawari, Noor Hamed, Houda Afyouni, Tasneem Abdel-Karim, Shayma Mohammed, Amel Khalifa, Maryam Al-Maadheed, Mahmoud Zyoud, Ahmed Shamekh, Ahmed Elawwa, Mohammed Y. Karim, Fawziya Al-Khalaf, Zohreh Tatari-Calderone, Goran Petrovski, Khalid Hussain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-98460-4