Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 88, Issue 2 , Pages e14-e16 , May 2010

Identification of a common autoantigenic epitope of protein disulfide isomerase, golgin-160 and voltage-gated potassium channel in type 1 diabetes

Received 12 October 2009 ,Accepted 14 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2010.01.018

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 88, Issue 2 , Pages e14-e16 , May 2010

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