The Correlation between the levels of Coxsackie B viruses Ig's and the glutamic decarboxylase auto antibodies in diabetesmellitus type 1 patients | ||
| Mustansiriya Medical Journal | ||
| Article 1, Volume 11, Issue 2, December 2012, Pages 49-52 | ||
| Author | ||
| Raghad Al-Suhail | ||
| Abstract | ||
| About 44% of diabetes mellitus type 1 (DM1) patients were positive for one or more Coxsackie B virus IgM Serotypes, compared to zero in the healthy control subjects, those samples showed a significant strong positive correlation with glutamic acid decarboxylase auto-antibodies, this may indicate the role of these viruses in the pathogenesis of DMI. This work was done in cooperation between Baghdad University, Baghdad – Iraq and the National Center of diabetes, endocrinology and genetic, Amman – Jordan, in a sabbatical leave study. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Coxsackie B virus; Glutamic acid decarboxylase auto; antibodies | ||
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