New test better predicts which babies will develop type 1 diabetes – Devdiscourse

Scientists developed a method of combining multiple factors that could influence whether a child is likely to develop type 1 diabetes. The combined risk score approach incorporates genetics, clinical factors such as the family history of diabetes, and their count of islet autoantibodies — biomarkers known to be implicated in type 1 diabetes. The study led by scientists at the University of Exeter and the Pacific Northwest Research Institute in Seattle used the TEDDY data. Scientists at seven in…

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