Molecular epidemiology of enteroviruses with special reference to their potential role in the etiology of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). A review.

doi:10.1016/s0928-0197(97)10018-6

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Molecular epidemiology of enteroviruses with special reference to their potential role in the etiology of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). A review.

Clinical and diagnostic virology - 1 Apr 1998

Hovi T

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BACKGROUND: Several lines of evidence suggest that enterovirus infections may be involved in the etiology of the insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). Often in the literature, a reference is given to specifically diabetogenic strains of enterovirus but there is no systematic assessment abou...

Topics

Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Enterovirus
Enterovirus Infections
Genotype
Humans
Molecular Sequence Data
Serotyping
Virus Replication

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