Article
Seasonality of month of birth of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus in homogenous and heterogeneous populations.
The Israel Medical Association journal : IMAJ - 1 Jun 2005
Laron Zvi, Lewy Hadas, Wilderman Igor, Casu Anna, Willis Jinny, Redondo Maria Jose, Libman Ingrid, White Neil, Craig Maria
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Type 1 childhood-onset diabetes mellitus has a multifactorial origin involving an interplay between genetic and environmental factors. We have previously shown that many children who subsequently develop T1DM have a different seasonality of birth than the total live births of the same population, supporting the hypothesis that perinatal viral infection is a trigger for the autoimmune process of T1DM....
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