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    J Perinatol. 2008 Mar;28(3):211-7. Epub 2008 Feb 14.

    Cord blood islet autoantibodies and seasonal association with the type 1 diabetes high-risk genotype.

    Lynch KF, Lernmark B, Merlo J, Cilio CM, Ivarsson SA, Lernmark A; Diabetes Prediction in Skåne (DiPiS) Study Group.

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    Department of Clinical Sciences, University Hospital MAS, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden. kristian.lynch@med.lu.se

    OBJECTIVE: Human leukocyte antigen DQ (HLA-DQ) genetic factors and islet autoantibodies are strongly associated with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and are currently used to predict T1D. This study examined whether islet autoantibodies in the cord blood of newborns to nondiabetic mothers were associated with the (T1D) high-risk genotype HLA-DQ2/8, gestational infections or both. STUDY DESIGN: Cord blood samples were taken from 33 683 newborns and used for HLA typing and analyses of islet autoantibodies. Parents completed questionnaires when the child was 2 months of age. RESULT: The prevalence of newborn islet autoantibodies consistently varied with season over 4 years (P<0.0001); lowest in first quarter (1.2%) and highest in third (2.4%). Cord blood islet autoantibodies were associated with HLA-DQ2/8 in the second (OR, 2.30; P=0.02), third (OR, 2.12; P=0.008) and fourth quarters (OR, 2.49; P=0.007), but not in the first (OR, 1.13). Reported gastroenteritis was additionally associated with islet autoantibodies in the third quarter (OR, 1.80, P=0.04). CONCLUSION: An association between HLA and islet autoimmunity may depend on environmental exposure during pregnancy. Follow-up of mothers and children will determine risk of T1D.

    PMID: 18273032 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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