Open AccessStudy of factors influencing susceptibility and age at onset of type 1 diabetes: A review of data from Continental Italy and Sardinia
Author(s) -
F. GloriaBottini,
Patrizia Saccucci,
T Meloni,
Maria Luisa Manca-Bitti,
Luca Coppeta,
Aneri,
Andrea Magrini,
E. Bottini
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
world journal of diabetes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-9358
DOI - 10.4239/wjd.v5.i4.557
Subject(s) - medicine , ptpn22 , type 1 diabetes , odds ratio , demography , pediatrics , diabetes mellitus , genotype , single nucleotide polymorphism , endocrinology , genetics , biology , sociology , gene
To investigate the role of protein tyrosin phosphatase 22 (PTPN22), maternal age at conception and sex on susceptibility and age at onset of type 1 diabetes (T1D) in Continental Italy and Sardinian populations.