Identical and Nonidentical Twins: Risk and Factors Involved in Development of Islet Autoimmunity and Type 1 Diabetes

There are variable reports of risk of concordance for progression to islet autoantibodies and type 1 diabetes in identical twins after one twin is diagnosed. We examined development of positive autoantibodies and type 1 diabetes and the effects of genetic factors and common environment on autoantibo...

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Published in:	Diabetes care Vol. 42; no. 2; p. 192
Main Authors:	Triolo, Taylor M, Fouts, Alexandra, Pyle, Laura, Yu, Liping, Gottlieb, Peter A, Steck, Andrea K
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.02.2019
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Autoantibodies - analysis Autoantibodies - blood Autoimmunity - genetics Autoimmunity - physiology Child Child, Preschool Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - diagnosis Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - epidemiology Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - genetics Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - prevention & control Disease Progression Diseases in Twins - diagnosis Diseases in Twins - epidemiology Diseases in Twins - genetics Diseases in Twins - immunology Environment Female Genetic Predisposition to Disease Glutamate Decarboxylase - immunology Humans Insulin - metabolism Islets of Langerhans - immunology Male Mass Screening - methods Risk Factors Seroepidemiologic Studies Siblings Twins - genetics Twins, Dizygotic - genetics Twins, Dizygotic - statistics & numerical data Twins, Monozygotic - genetics Twins, Monozygotic - statistics & numerical data Young Adult
ISSN:	1935-5548, 1935-5548
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