Islet Autoimmunity in Children With Down’s Syndrome

• Published in: Diabetes (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 55; no. 11; pp. 3185 - 3188
• Main Authors: Gillespie, Kathleen M., Dix, Rachel J., Williams, Alistair J.K., Newton, Richard, Robinson, Zoey F., Bingley, Polly J., Gale, Edwin A.M., Shield, Julian P.H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Alexandria, VA American Diabetes Association 01.11.2006
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age; Antibodies; Autoimmune diseases; Biological and medical sciences; Celiac disease; Child; Child health; Child, Preschool; Children; Chromosome aberrations; Diabetes; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - classification; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - genetics; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - immunology; Diabetes. Impaired glucose tolerance; Down syndrome; Down Syndrome - genetics; Down Syndrome - immunology; Endocrine pancreas. Apud cells (diseases); Endocrinopathies; Etiopathogenesis. Screening. Investigations. Target tissue resistance; Female; Genetic aspects; Genetic Markers; Genotype; Haplotypes; Health aspects; HLA-D Antigens - genetics; Humans; Islets of Langerhans - immunology; Male; Medical genetics; Medical sciences; Population-based studies; Reference Values; Risk factors; Thyroid diseases; Type 1 diabetes; United Kingdom > UK; United States > US; Chromosomal aberration; Endocrinopathy; Human; Autoimmunity; Trisomy; Diabetes mellitus; Langerhans islet; Aneuploidy; Down syndrome; Child; Endocrine pancreas

Islet Autoimmunity in Children With Down’s Syndrome Kathleen M. Gillespie 1 , Rachel J. Dix 1 , Alistair J.K. Williams 1 , Richard Newton 2 , Zoey F. Robinson 1 , Polly J. Bingley 1 , Edwin A.M. Gale 1 and Julian P.H. Shield 3 1 Diabetes and Metabolism Unit, Department of Clinical Science at North B...