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Can We Prevent Type 1 Diabetes?

  • Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes (M Pietropaolo, Section Editor)
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Type 1 diabetes (T1D) affects 1.93 in 1000 youth in the USA. Over the last 40 years, a combination of genetic and immunological markers has been developed allowing for the accurate prediction of progression to T1D. Despite our abilities to predict disease and the marked improvement in our understanding of the natural history of T1D, therapies capable of preventing or reversing T1D remain elusive. This article will review recent and ongoing efforts to understand the causes of T1D and related efforts to study potential therapies aimed at preventing T1D.

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Giovanna Beauchamp and Michael J. Haller declare they have no conflicts of interest.

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All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. All applicable international, national, and/or institutional guidelines for the care and use of animals were followed.

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Beauchamp, G., Haller, M.J. Can We Prevent Type 1 Diabetes?. Curr Diab Rep 15, 86 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11892-015-0658-6

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