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Predisposition to atopic symptoms to inhaled antigens may protect from childhood type 1 diabetes.
Diabetes care - 1 May 2002
Mattila Petri S, Tarkkanen Jussi, Saxen Harri, Pitkäniemi Janne, Karvonen Marjatta, Tuomilehto Jaakko
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the inverse association between type 1 diabetes and asthma to establish whether environmental and/or genetic factors predisposing to asthma or to atopic symptoms to inhaled antigens protect from diabetes. RESEACH DESIGN AND METHODS: Questionnaires were returned by 306 proband...
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