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Enterovirus RNA in blood is linked to the development of type 1 diabetes.
Diabetes - 1 Jan 2011
Oikarinen Sami, Martiskainen Mika, Tauriainen Sisko, Huhtala Heini, Ilonen Jorma, Veijola Riitta, Simell Olli, Knip Mikael, Hyöty Heikki
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OBJECTIVE: To assess whether the detection of enterovirus RNA in blood predicts the development of clinical type 1 diabetes in a prospective birth cohort study. Further, to study the role of enteroviruses in both the initiation of the process and the progression to type 1 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: This was a nested case-control study where all case children (N = 38) have progressed to clinical type 1...
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