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Maternal enterovirus infection as a risk factor for type 1 diabetes in the exposed offspring.
Diabetes care - 1 Jun 2012
Viskari Hanna, Knip Mikael, Tauriainen Sisko, Huhtala Heini, Veijola Riitta, Ilonen Jorma, Simell Olli, Surcel Heljä-Marja, Hyöty Heikki
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OBJECTIVE: Maternal enterovirus infections during pregnancy have been linked to an increased risk of type 1 diabetes in the offspring. The aim of this study was to evaluate this association in a unique series of pregnant mothers whose child progressed to clinical type 1 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Maternal and in utero enterovirus infections were studied in 171 offspring who presented with type 1...
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