The aim of the study was 1) to establish the prevalence of GAD antibodies (GADab) in a
population-based study of type 2 diabetes in western Finland, 2) to genetically and …

The prevalence of autoantibodies against nine intracellular enzyme autoantigens, namely
21-hydroxylase, side-chain cleavage enzyme (SCC), 17α-hydroxylase, glutamic acid …

Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED), a monogenic
recessive disease characterized by autoimmunity against multiple tissues, offers a unique …

NPHS1 has recently been identified as the gene whose mutations cause congenital nephrotic
syndrome of the Finnish type. The respective gene product nephrin is a transmembrane …

Defects in the newly reported gene NPHS1 in chromosome 19 cause the massive proteinuria
of Finnish type congenital nephrotic syndrome (CNF). Together with its gene product, …

Thirty-one patients with autoimmune polyglandular disease type I who initially had no
adrenocortical and/or ovarian failure were followed for 1.2–12.1 yr (mean, 8.3) by determinations …

To evaluate the possible causes of recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA) and to elucidate
the prognosis for subsequent pregnancies 63 RSA patients were studied. Parental karyo-…

Some skin and soft tumors, which generally are assumed to be derived from endothelial
cells or blood vessels, were characterized with fluorochrome-labeled Ulex europaeus I …

To evaluate the association of autoimmunity to glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) with
insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) and IDDM-associated human leukocyte antigen (…

BACKGROUND Atrophic gastritis has been shown to be one of the long term sequelae
ofHelicobacter pylori infection. AIMS To determine the prevalence of atrophic gastritis in …