Identical and Nonidentical Twins: Risk and Factors Involved in Development of Islet Autoimmunity and Type 1 Diabetes.

Taylor M TrioloAlexandra FoutsLaura PyleLiping YuPeter A GottliebAndrea K Stecknull null

Published in: Diabetes care (2018)

Risk of type 1 diabetes at 3 years is high for initially multiple and single autoantibody-positive identical twins and multiple autoantibody-positive nonidentical twins. Genetic predisposition, age, and male sex are significant risk factors for development of positive autoantibodies in twins.

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