SEVERI , F

We have measured CD5+ B cell levels in the peripheral blood of 35 type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetic children, aged 1.1-21.2 years (10.7 +/- 4.6 years). Patients were divided into two groups according to disease duration (group I < 6 months and group II > 1.5 years). Group I included 18 patients and group II 17 patients. Thirty-nine healthy...