Early childhood infections precede development of beta-cell autoimmunity and type 1 diabetes in children with HLA-conferred disease risk

Neea Mustonen, Heli Siljander, Aleksandr Peet, Vallo Tillmann, Taina Härkönen, Jorma Ilonen, Heikki Hyöty, Mikael Knip, Hanna Honkanen, Anita Kondrashova, Suvi Virtanen

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16 Citations (Scopus)
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)293-299
JournalPEDIATRIC DIABETES
Volume19
Issue number2
Early online date2017
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018
Publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

Keywords

  • childhood infections
  • islet autoimmunity
  • respiratory tract infections
  • the hygiene hypothesis
  • type 1 diabetes

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