Table 4. Clinical characteristics of T1D patients and HLA-matched controls.

	T1D	Ctrl
n.	15	15
Age (years)	37.4±11.8	37.2±12.4
Gender (M/F)	8/7	8/7
Disease duration (days)	285.9±247.9	NA
HLA-DRB1*0301+ (DQB1*0602-)	4	4
HLA-DRB1*0401+ (DQB1*0602-)	5	2
Other HLA-DR4+	2	3
HLA-DR3-DR4- or DR3+DQB1*0602+	4	6

T1D, Type 1 diabetes patients; Ctrl, HLA-matched controls; n., number;

M, male; F, female; NA, not applicable.