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Early infant growth is associated with the risk of islet autoimmunity in genetically susceptible children.
Pediatric diabetes - 1 Nov 2014
Beyerlein Andreas, Thiering Elisabeth, Pflueger Maren, Bidlingmaier Martin, Stock Joanna, Knopff Annette, Winkler Christiane, Heinrich Joachim, Ziegler Anette-Gabriele
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BACKGROUND: Islet autoimmunity commonly develops early in infancy. We assessed whether specific parameters of early growth (including weight gain) were associated with the development of islet autoimmunity in children of type 1 diabetes patients, taking individual developmental patterns into account. METHODS: Growth parameters were estimated in n = 1011 children followed from birth in the prospective BABYDIAB and...
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