A prospective study of the role of coxsackie B and other enterovirus infections in the pathogenesis of IDDM

H Hyoty, M Hiltunen, M Knip, M Laakkonen… - Diabetes, 1995 - go.gale.com
H Hyoty, M Hiltunen, M Knip, M Laakkonen, P Vahasalo, J Karjalainen, P Koskela…
Diabetes, 1995go.gale.com
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS The Childhood Diabetes in Finland (Dime) Study
was conducted between September 1986 and April 1989 in all hospitals treating children
with IDDM in Finlnd. Serum samples were obtained at the diagnosis of IDDM from a total of
780 probands and 793 siblings. Of the siblings, 28 already had IDDM at the beginning of the
study. The study protocol is described in detail elsewhere (13).
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS
The Childhood Diabetes in Finland (Dime) Study was conducted between September 1986 and April 1989 in all hospitals treating children with IDDM in Finlnd. Serum samples were obtained at the diagnosis of IDDM from a total of 780 probands and 793 siblings. Of the siblings, 28 already had IDDM at the beginning of the study. The study protocol is described in detail elsewhere (13).
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