Amongst other things infectious diseases are involved within the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes. To examine the correlation between early childhood infections and the development of islet autoimmunity, the medical files of the first 3 years of life of children of the type 1 diabetes high risk population of the prospective BABYDIET study were analyzed. Seropositive children showed a significantly higher rate of infections in the first year of life than seronegative children, especially those of the gastrointestinal and respiratory tract. Therefore infectious agents causing these types of infections could be involved in the development of islet autoimmunity.
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Amongst other things infectious diseases are involved within the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes. To examine the correlation between early childhood infections and the development of islet autoimmunity, the medical files of the first 3 years of life of children of the type 1 diabetes high risk population of the prospective BABYDIET study were analyzed. Seropositive children showed a significantly higher rate of infections in the first year of life than seronegative children, especially those of...
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