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Transmission of maternal islet antibodies and risk of autoimmune diabetes in offspring of mothers with type 1 diabetes.
Diabetes - 1 Jan 2004
Koczwara Kerstin, Bonifacio Ezio, Ziegler Anette-Gabriele
Abstract excerpt
It is suggested that the maternal transmission of islet autoantibodies increases the risk of autoimmune diabetes in mice. The aim of this study was to determine whether fetal exposure to islet autoantibodies modified the risk of type 1 diabetes in humans. Islet autoantibodies were measured at birth in 720 offspring of mothers with type 1 diabetes. Offspring were prospectively followed for the development of...
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