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Early introduction of root vegetables in infancy associated with advanced ß-cell autoimmunity in young children with human leukocyte antigen-conferred susceptibility to Type 1 diabetes.
Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association - 1 Aug 2011
Virtanen S M, Takkinen H-M, Nevalainen J, Kronberg-Kippilä C, Salmenhaara M, Uusitalo L, Kenward M G, Erkkola M, Veijola R, Simell O, Ilonen J, Knip M
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Early introduction of supplementary foods has been implicated to play a role in the development of ß-cell autoimmunity. We set out to study the effects of breastfeeding and age at introduction of supplementary foods on the development of ß-cell autoimmunity. METHODS: A prospective birth cohort of 6069 infants with HLA-DQB-conferred susceptibility to Type 1 diabetes was recruited between 1996 and 2004....
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