Early childhood CMV infection may decelerate the progression to clinical type 1 diabetes.

Ilse EkmanTytti VuorinenOlli H LaitinenRiitta VeijolaJorma ToppariHeikki HyötyTuure KinnunenJorma IlonenJohanna Lempainen

Published in: Pediatric diabetes (2018)

Our results suggest that an early childhood CMV infection may decelerate the progression from islet autoimmunity to clinical T1D among at-risk children and may thus protect these children from progressing to T1D during childhood.

Keyphrases

type diabetes
young adults
cardiovascular disease
glycemic control
metabolic syndrome