A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Analysis of pancreas tissue in a child positive for islet cell antibodies
Authors: Oikarinen M, Tauriainen S, Honkanen T, Vuori K, Karhunen P, Vasama-Nolvi C, Oikarinen S, Verbeke C, Blair GE, Rantala I, Ilonen J, Simell O, Knip M, Hyoty H
Publisher: SPRINGER
Publication year: 2008
Journal: Diabetologia
Journal name in source: DIABETOLOGIA
Journal acronym: DIABETOLOGIA
Volume: 51
Issue: 10
First page : 1796
Last page: 1802
Number of pages: 7
ISSN: 0012-186X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-008-1107-8
Abstract
Conclusions/interpretation These observations suggest that positivity for ICA alone, even when lasting for more than 1 year, is not associated with inflammatory changes in the islets. However, it is most likely that the pancreatic islets were infected by an enterovirus in this child.
Conclusions/interpretation These observations suggest that positivity for ICA alone, even when lasting for more than 1 year, is not associated with inflammatory changes in the islets. However, it is most likely that the pancreatic islets were infected by an enterovirus in this child.
Keywords:
islet cell antibodies, pancreas, type 1 diabetes
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