Prospective virome analyses in young children at increased genetic risk for type 1 diabetes

Vehik, K; Lynch, KF; Wong, MC; Tian, XJ; Ross, MC; Gibbs, RA; Ajami, NJ; Petrosino, JF; Rewers, M; Toppari, J; Ziegler, AG; She, JX; Lernmark, A; Akolkar, B; Hagopian, WA; Schatz, DA; Krischer, JP; Hyoty, H; Lloyd, RE

Vehik, K (reprint author), Univ S Florida, Morsani Coll Med, Hlth Informat Inst, Tampa, FL 33620 USA.

NATURE MEDICINE, 2019; 25 (12): 1865

Abstract

Viruses are implicated in autoimmune destruction of pancreatic islet beta cells, which results in insulin deficiency and type 1 diabetes (T1D)(1-4). C......

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