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Environmental determinants of islet autoimmunity (ENDIA): a pregnancy to early life cohort study in children at-risk of type 1 diabetes.
BMC pediatrics - 14 Aug 2013
Penno Megan A S, Couper Jennifer J, Craig Maria E, Colman Peter G, Rawlinson William D, Cotterill Andrew M, Jones Timothy W, Harrison Leonard C
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BACKGROUND: The incidence of type 1 diabetes has increased worldwide, particularly in younger children and those with lower genetic susceptibility. These observations suggest factors in the modern environment promote pancreatic islet autoimmunity and destruction of insulin-producing beta cells. The Environmental Determinants of Islet Autoimmunity (ENDIA) Study is investigating candidate environmental exposures...
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