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Affiliation
Pediatrics Epidemiology Center, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA. kendra.vehik@epi.usf.edu
Authors
Beam CA, DPT-1 Study Group, Haller MJ, Krischer JP, Schatz DA, Sosenko JM, Vehik K, Wherrett DK
Studies
Citation
Vehik K, Haller MJ, Beam CA, Schatz DA, Wherrett DK, Sosenko JM, Krischer JP, DPT-1 Study Group. Islet autoantibody seroconversion in the DPT-1 study: justification for repeat screening throughout childhood. Diabetes Care 2011 Feb;34(2):358-62.Abstract
Although type 1 diabetes autoimmunity frequently begins in childhood, little is known about the relationship between age and autoimmunity development. Our aim was to determine the timing of seroconversion to diabetes-associated autoantibody (DAA) positivity and risk in first- and second-degree relatives of patients with type 1 diabetes.