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Feasibility of genetic and immunological prediction of type I diabetes in a population-based birth cohort.
Diabetologia - 1 Mar 2001
Kupila A, Muona P, Simell T, Arvilommi P, Savolainen H, Hämäläinen A M, Korhonen S, Kimpimäki T, Sjöroos M, Ilonen J, Knip M, Simell O
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Population-wide genetic screening of susceptibility to multifactorial diseases will become relevant as knowledge of the pathogenesis of these diseases increases and preventive interventions are identified. METHODS: Feasibility and acceptance of neonatal genetic screening for Type I (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus susceptibility and adherence of the at-risk children to frequent autoantibody...
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