Detection of Serum Antibodies Cross-Reacting with Mycobacterium avium Subspecies paratuberculosis and Beta-Cell Antigen Zinc Transporter 8 Homologous Peptides in Patients with High-Risk Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy

• Antonio Pinna ,

  * E-mail: apinna@uniss.it

  Affiliations Department of Surgical, Microsurgical and Medical Sciences, Section of Ophthalmology, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Sassari, Sassari, Italy

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• Speranza Masala,

  Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, Section of Experimental and Clinical Microbiology, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy

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• Francesco Blasetti,

  Affiliation Department of Surgical, Microsurgical and Medical Sciences, Section of Ophthalmology, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy

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• Irene Maiore,

  Affiliation Department of Surgical, Microsurgical and Medical Sciences, Section of Ophthalmology, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy

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• Davide Cossu,

  Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, Section of Experimental and Clinical Microbiology, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy

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• Daniela Paccagnini,

  Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, Section of Experimental and Clinical Microbiology, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy

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• Giuseppe Mameli,

  Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, Section of Experimental and Clinical Microbiology, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy

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• Leonardo A. Sechi

  Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, Section of Experimental and Clinical Microbiology, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy

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