Signs of β-cell autoimmunity in nondiabetic schoolchildren: A comparison between Russian Karelia with a low incidence of type 1 diabetes and Finland with a high incidence rate

Diabetes Care

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 95-100

  Kondrashova, Anita ^a,b   Viskari, Hanna ^a,c   Kulmala, Petri ^d   Romanov, Anatolij ^b   Ilonen, Jorma ^e,f   Hyöty, Heikki ^a,c   Knip, Mikael ^c,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Finland)

^b PETROZAVODSK STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE ANTIBODY; INSULIN ANTIBODY; PANCREAS ISLET CELL ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENOTYPE; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; AUTOIMMUNITY; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INSULIN-SECRETING CELLS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; RUSSIA;

EID: 33846003509     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 01495992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/dc06-0711     Document Type: Article

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