Genetic Variants Predisposing Most Strongly to Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosed Under Age 7 Years Lie Near Candidate Genes That Function in the Immune System and in Pancreatic β-Cells.
Jamie R J InshawAntony J CutlerDaniel J M CrouchLinda S WickerJohn A ToddPublished in: Diabetes care (2019)
A subset of type 1 diabetes-associated variants are more prevalent in children diagnosed under the age of 7 years and are near candidate genes that act in both pancreatic β- and immune cells.