Article
Polymorphisms in the innate immune IFIH1 gene, frequency of enterovirus in monthly fecal samples during infancy, and islet autoimmunity.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Witsø Elisabet, Tapia German, Cinek Ondrej, Pociot Flemming Michael, Stene Lars C, Rønningen Kjersti S
Abstract excerpt
Interferon induced with helicase C domain 1 (IFIH1) senses and initiates antiviral activity against enteroviruses. Genetic variants of IFIH1, one common and four rare SNPs have been associated with lower risk for type 1 diabetes. Our aim was to test whether these type 1 diabetes-associated IFIH1 polymorphisms are associated with the occurrence of enterovirus infection in the gut of healthy children, or influence...
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