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ArticlePloS one2017

Increased seroreactivity to proinsulin and homologous mycobacterial peptides in latent autoimmune diabetes in adults.

Magdalena Niegowska, Alessandro Delitala, Giovanni Mario Pes, Giuseppe Delitala, Leonardo A Sechi

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Article in PloS one, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Neglected Facts onInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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  5. Antibody response to homologous epitopes of Epstein-Barr virus,Journal of translational autoimmunity · 2020
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  6. Presence ofMicroorganisms · 2019
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  7. Pathogenesis, Molecular Genetics, and Genomics ofFrontiers in veterinary science · 2017
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Magdalena NiegowskaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
Alessandro DelitalaAzienda Ospedaliero-Uniersitaria di Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
Giovanni Mario PesDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
Giuseppe DelitalaDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
Leonardo A SechiDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0566-2049
University of Sassari · ITAzienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Sassari · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults (LADA) is a slowly progressing form of immune-mediated diabetes that combines phenotypical features of type 2 diabetes (T2D) with the presence of islet cell antigens detected in type 1 diabetes (T1D). Heterogeneous clinical picture have led to the classification of patients based on the levels of antibodies against glutamic acid decarboxylase 65 (GADA) that correlate with clinical phenotypes closer to T1D or T2D when GADA titers are high or low, respectively. To date, LADA etiology remains elusive despite numerous studies investigating on genetic predisposition and environmental risk factors. To our knowledge, this is the first study aimed at evaluation of a putative role played by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) as an infective agent in LADA pathogenesis. MAP is known to cause chronic enteritis in ruminants and has been associated with autoimmune disorders in humans. We analyzed seroreactivity of 223 Sardinian LADA subjects and 182 healthy volunteers against MAP-derived peptides and their human homologs of proinsulin and zinc transporter 8 protein. A significantly elevated positivity for MAP/proinsulin was detected among patients, with the highest prevalence in the 32-41-year-old T1D-like LADA subgroup, supporting our hypothesis of a possible MAP contribution in the development of autoimmunity.

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AdultAgedBacterial ProteinsFemaleHumansLatent Autoimmune Diabetes in AdultsMaleMiddle AgedMycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosisPeptidesProinsulinBacterial ProteinsPeptidesProinsulin

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PMID28472070
PMCPMC5417489
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