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Familial predisposition of type 1 diabetes mellitus in Japan, a country with low incidence. Japan Diabetes Society Data Committee for Childhood Diabetes.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 Jan 2001
Ito T, Nakamura K, Umeda E, Kaino Y, Hirai H, Kida K, Mimura G
Abstract excerpt
The study group of the Japan Diabetes Society (JDS) carried out nationwide hospital-based and population-based surveys of childhood type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) in Japan. According to the nationwide population-based survey, the incidence of childhood type 1 DM in Japan was 1.5 (1.4-1.6)/10(5), which did not differ for the 5 years from 1986-1990. Predisposition for DM and autoimmunity were studied in the...
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