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Title:

Exposure to environmental factors in drinking water: risk of islet autoimmunity and type 1 diabetes--the BABYDIAB study.

Document type:
Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Author(s):
Winkler, C; Mollenhauer, U; Hummel, S; Bonifacio, E; Ziegler, AG
Abstract:
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is characterized by autoimmunity against pancreatic islets, and autoantibodies may be present for years before diagnosis. Environmental factors during early life, including drinking water, may play a role in pathogenesis of T1D. The German BABYDIAB study is a prospective observational study that followed newborn offspring of mothers or fathers with T1D from birth to 17 years of age. The present study was a nested case-control analysis, where subjects with islet autoimmunity...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Horm Metab Res
Year:
2008
Journal volume:
40
Journal issue:
8
Pages contribution:
566-71
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1055/s-2008-1073165
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18500677
Print-ISSN:
0018-5043
TUM Institution:
Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinderheilkunde und Jugendmedizin
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