Zinc deficiency and cell-mediated and humoral autoimmunity of insulin-dependent diabetes in thalassemic subjects

MeSH terms

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Alkaline Phosphatase / blood
• Antibody Formation
• Autoimmunity*
• Child
• Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / immunology*
• Female
• Humans
• Immunity, Cellular
• Immunophenotyping
• Leukocytes / enzymology
• Male
• Middle Aged
• T-Lymphocytes / immunology
• Zinc / deficiency*
• beta-Thalassemia / complications*
• beta-Thalassemia / immunology