Vitamin D status, enterovirus infection, and type 1 diabetes in Italian children/adolescents

Volume: 19, Issue: 5, Pages: 923 - 929
Published: Apr 17, 2018
Abstract
At the time of the clinical onset of type 1 diabetes (T1D), we investigated 82 pediatric cases in parallel with 117 non-diabetic controls matched by age, geographic area, and time of collection. The occurrence of an enteroviral infection was evaluated in peripheral blood using a sensitive method capable of detecting virtually all human enterovirus (EV) types. While non-diabetic controls were consistently EV-negative, 65% of T1D cases carried EVs...
Paper Details
Title
Vitamin D status, enterovirus infection, and type 1 diabetes in Italian children/adolescents
Published Date
Apr 17, 2018
Volume
19
Issue
5
Pages
923 - 929
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