Islet cell antibody seroconversion in children is temporally associated with enterovirus infections

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 175, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 554-560

  Hiltunen, Merja ^a   Hyöty, Heikki ^b   Knip, Mikael ^d   Ilonen, Jorma ^d   Reijonen, Helena ^c   Vähäsalo, Paula ^d   Roivainen, Merja ^d   Lönnrot, Maria ^d   Leinikki, Pauli ^d   Hovi, Tapani ^d   Åkerblom, Hans K ^d  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c Virginia Mason Medical Centre   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA DQ ANTIGEN; PANCREAS ISLET CELL ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COXSACKIE VIRUS B; COXSACKIE VIRUS INFECTION; ENTEROVIRUS INFECTION; FEMALE; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROCONVERSION;

EID: 16944362663     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/175.3.554     Document Type: Article

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