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Al-Qahtani FS, Alshaikh AA, Alfaifi SH. The Association Between Vitamin D Deficiency and the Level of Fasting C Peptide Among Patients With Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Cureus 2024; 16:e58133. [PMID: 38741878 PMCID: PMC11088964 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.58133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024] Open
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This study investigates the relationship between vitamin D deficiency and uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) indicated by elevated glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels, alongside assessing the association between fasting C peptide levels and uncontrolled T2DM, considering their roles in β-cell function and insulin secretion. The study employs a cohort design, selecting individuals diagnosed with T2DM aged 18 years or older with baseline data on vitamin D, fasting C peptide, and HbA1c. Data were collected through electronic medical records and follow-up assessments at regular intervals. Binary logistic regression analyses were conducted to explore associations between exposure variables and uncontrolled T2DM. Significant associations were observed between vitamin D and C peptide levels with uncontrolled diabetes, with coefficients of -0.097 and -0.222, respectively. Higher vitamin D and C peptide levels are linked to a decreased likelihood of uncontrolled diabetes. In conclusion, there is a potential connection between vitamin D levels, C peptide levels, and uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (HbA1C > 7%), while higher levels of both vitamin D and C peptide appeared to correlate with a decreased likelihood of uncontrolled diabetes.
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- Family and Community Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, SAU
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- Family Medicine, King Khalid University Medical City, King Khalid University, Abha, SAU
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Carlsson PO, Espes D, Sisay S, Davies LC, Smith CIE, Svahn MG. Umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stromal cells preserve endogenous insulin production in type 1 diabetes: a Phase I/II randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Diabetologia 2023; 66:1431-1441. [PMID: 37221247 PMCID: PMC10317874 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-023-05934-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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AIM/HYPOTHESIS This study aimed to investigate the safety and efficacy of treatment with allogeneic Wharton's jelly-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) in recent-onset type 1 diabetes. METHODS A combined Phase I/II trial, composed of a dose escalation followed by a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled study in parallel design, was performed in which treatment with allogeneic MSCs produced as an advanced therapy medicinal product (ProTrans) was compared with placebo in adults with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes. Inclusion criteria were a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes <2 years before enrolment, age 18-40 years and a fasting plasma C-peptide concentration >0.12 nmol/l. Randomisation was performed with a web-based randomisation system, with a randomisation code created prior to the start of the study. The randomisation was made in blocks, with participants randomised to ProTrans or placebo treatment. Randomisation envelopes were kept at the clinic in a locked room, with study staff opening the envelopes at the baseline visits. All participants and study personnel were blinded to group assignment. The study was conducted at Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. RESULTS Three participants were included in each dose cohort during the first part of the study. Fifteen participants were randomised in the second part of the study, with ten participants assigned to ProTrans treatment and five to placebo. All participants were analysed for the primary and secondary outcomes. No serious adverse events related to treatment were observed and, overall, few adverse events (mainly mild upper respiratory tract infections) were reported in the active treatment and placebo arms. The primary efficacy endpoint was defined as Δ-change in C-peptide AUC for a mixed meal tolerance test at 1 year following ProTrans/placebo infusion compared with baseline performance prior to treatment. C-peptide levels in placebo-treated individuals declined by 47%, whereas those in ProTrans-treated individuals declined by only 10% (p<0.05). Similarly, insulin requirements increased in placebo-treated individuals by a median of 10 U/day, whereas insulin needs of ProTrans-treated individuals did not change over the follow-up period of 12 months (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION This study suggests that allogeneic Wharton's jelly-derived MSCs (ProTrans) is a safe treatment for recent-onset type 1 diabetes, with the potential to preserve beta cell function. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03406585 FUNDING: The sponsor of the clinical trial is NextCell Pharma AB, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Per-Ola Carlsson
- Department of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
- Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
- Karolinska Trial Alliance, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Sweden.
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- Karolinska Trial Alliance, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Sweden
- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Karolinska Trial Alliance, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Sweden
- NextCell Pharma AB, Huddinge, Sweden
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- NextCell Pharma AB, Huddinge, Sweden
- Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden
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- NextCell Pharma AB, Huddinge, Sweden
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Biomolecular and Cellular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
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- NextCell Pharma AB, Huddinge, Sweden
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Biomolecular and Cellular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
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Grönberg A, Espes D, Carlsson PO, Ludvigsson J. Higher risk of severe hypoglycemia in children and adolescents with a rapid loss of C-peptide during the first 6 years after type 1 diabetes diagnosis. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care 2022; 10:10/6/e002991. [PMID: 36384886 PMCID: PMC9670837 DOI: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2022-002991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The progression to insulin deficiency in type 1 diabetes is heterogenous. This study aimed to identify early characteristics associated with rapid or slow decline of beta-cell function and how it affects the clinical course. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Stimulated C-peptide was assessed by mixed meal tolerance test in 50 children (<18 years) during 2004-2017, at regular intervals for 6 years from type 1 diabetes diagnosis. 40% of the children had a rapid decline of stimulated C-peptide defined as no measurable C-peptide (<0.03 nmol/L) 30 months after diagnosis. RESULTS At diagnosis, higher frequencies of detectable glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies (GADA) and IA-2A (p=0.027) were associated with rapid loss of beta-cell function. C-peptide was predicted positively by age at 18 months (p=0.017) and 30 months duration (p=0.038). BMI SD scores (BMISDS) at diagnosis predicted higher C-peptide at diagnosis (p=0.006), 3 months (p=0.002), 9 months (p=0.005), 30 months (p=0.022), 3 years (p=0.009), 4 years (p=0.016) and 6 years (p=0.026), whereas high HbA1c and blood glucose at diagnosis predicted a lower C-peptide at diagnosis (p=<0.001) for both comparisons. Both GADA and IA-2A were negative predictors of C-peptide at 9 months (p=0.011), 18 months (p=0.008) and 30 months (p<0.001). Ten children had 22 events of severe hypoglycemia, and they had lower mean C-peptide at 18 months (p=0.025), 30 months (p=0.008) and 6 years (p=0.018) compared with others. Seven of them had a rapid decline of C-peptide (p=0.030), and the odds to experience a severe hypoglycemia were nearly fivefold increased (OR=4.846, p=0.04). CONCLUSIONS Low age and presence of multiple autoantibodies at diagnosis predicts a rapid loss of beta-cell function in children with type 1 diabetes. Low C-peptide is associated with an increased risk of severe hypoglycemia and higher Hemoglobin A1C. A high BMISDS at diagnosis is predictive of remaining beta-cell function during the 6 years of follow-up.
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- Annika Grönberg
- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala Universitet Institutionen for kvinnors och barns halsa, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Scienses, Linkopings Universitet, Linkoping, Sweden
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Ludvigsson J, Eriksson L, Nowak C, Teixeira PF, Widman M, Lindqvist A, Casas R, Lind M, Hannelius U. Phase III, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of rhGAD65 to preserve endogenous beta cell function in adolescents and adults with recently diagnosed type 1 diabetes, carrying the genetic HLA DR3-DQ2 haplotype: the DIAGNODE-3 study protocol. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e061776. [PMID: 36316084 PMCID: PMC9628549 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease leading to the destruction of the insulin-producing beta cells resulting in insulin deficiency and hyperglycaemic. Today, no approved therapy exists to halt this detrimental immunologic process. In a recent phase 2b study, intralymphatic administration of recombinant human glutamic acid decarboxylase 65 kDa (rhGAD65) adsorbed to Alhydrogel adjuvant to individuals recently diagnosed with T1D and carrying the HLA DR3-DQ2 haplotype showed promising results in preserving endogenous insulin secretion, confirming the results of a large meta-analysis of three randomised placebo-controlled trials of subcutaneous rhGAD65. The aim of the current precision medicine phase 3 study is to determine whether intralymphatic administration of rhGAD65 preserves insulin secretion and improves glycaemic control in presumed responder individuals with recently diagnosed T1D carrying HLA DR3-DQ2. METHODS AND ANALYSIS Individuals ≥12 and <29 years recently diagnosed with T1D (<6 months) will be screened for the HLA DR3-DQ2 haplotype, endogenous insulin production estimated by fasting C-peptide and presence of GAD65 antibodies. 330 patients are planned to be randomised to 3 monthly intralymphatic injections of rhGAD65 or placebo (both accompanied by oral vitamin D supplementation), followed by 22 months of follow-up. The study is powered to detect a treatment effect in the two coprimary endpoints; change from baseline in AUC(0-120min) C-peptide levels during a mixed meal tolerance test, and change from baseline in glycaemic control estimated by haemoglobin A1c at 24 months. Secondary endpoints include effects on glucose patterns collected by masked continuous glucose monitoring, proportion of patients in partial remission and number of episodes of severe hypoglycaemia and/or diabetic ketoacidosis. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION The trial is approved by Ethics Committees in Poland (124/2021), the Netherlands (R21.089), Sweden (2021-05063), Czech Republic (EK-1144/21), Germany (2021361) and Spain (21/2021). Results will be published in international peer-reviewed scientific journals and presented at national and international conferences. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER EudraCT identifier: 2021-002731-32, NCT identifier: NCT05018585.
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- Johnny Ludvigsson
- Division of Pediatrics, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
- Crown Princess Victoria Children's Hospital, Linköping, Sweden
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- Diamyd Medical AB, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Pediatrics, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- NU-Hospital Group and the Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Uddevalla and Gothenburg, Sweden
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Bolla AM, Montefusco L, Pastore I, Lunati ME, Ben Nasr M, Fiorina P. Benefits and Hurdles of Pancreatic β-Cell Replacement. Stem Cells Transl Med 2022; 11:1029-1039. [PMID: 36073717 PMCID: PMC9585952 DOI: 10.1093/stcltm/szac058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 07/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Insulin represents a life-saving treatment in patients with type 1 diabetes, and technological advancements have improved glucose control in an increasing number of patients. Despite this, adequate control is often still difficult to achieve and insulin remains a therapy and not a cure for the disease. β-cell replacement strategies can potentially restore pancreas endocrine function and aim to maintain normoglycemia; both pancreas and islet transplantation have greatly progressed over the last decades and, in subjects with extreme glycemic variability and diabetes complications, represent a concrete and effective treatment option. Some issues still limit the adoption of this approach on a larger scale. One is represented by the strict selection criteria for the recipient who can benefit from a transplant and maintain the lifelong immunosuppression necessary to avoid organ rejection. Second, with regard to islet transplantation, up to 40% of islets can be lost during hepatic engraftment. Recent studies showed very preliminarily but promising results to overcome these hurdles: the ability to induce β-cell maturation from stem cells may represent a solution to the organ shortage, and the creation of semi-permeable membranes that envelope or package cells in either micro- or macro- encapsulation strategies, together with engineering cells to be hypo-immunogenic, pave the way for developing strategies without immunosuppression. The aim of this review is to describe the state of the art in β-cell replacement with a focus on its efficacy and clinical benefits, on the actual limitations and still unmet needs, and on the latest findings and future directions.
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- Division of Endocrinology, ASST Fatebenefratelli-Sacco, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology, ASST Fatebenefratelli-Sacco, Milan, Italy
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- International Center for T1D, Pediatric Clinical Research Center Romeo ed Enrica Invernizzi, DIBIC, Università di Milano, Milan, Italy.,Nephrology Division, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, ASST Fatebenefratelli-Sacco, Milan, Italy.,International Center for T1D, Pediatric Clinical Research Center Romeo ed Enrica Invernizzi, DIBIC, Università di Milano, Milan, Italy.,Nephrology Division, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Bolla AM, Usuelli V, Ben Nasr M, Frigerio S, Loretelli C, D'Addio F, Fiorina P. Next-gen therapeutics to spare and expand beta-cell mass. Curr Opin Pharmacol 2021; 61:77-82. [PMID: 34649215 DOI: 10.1016/j.coph.2021.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Revised: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The most effective and physiological way to treat hyperglycemia is to restore beta-cell function and to rescue production of endogenous insulin. Increasing evidence suggests that both type 1 and type 2 diabetes are characterized by a significant defect in beta-cell mass, leading to the manifestation of the disease. Novel alternative approaches are needed to spare and expand beta-cell mass in patients with diabetes. This review sets out to describe the latest findings on how to restore the beta-cell mass and function in both forms of diabetes to modulate their progression.
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- International Center for T1D, Pediatric Clinical Research Center Romeo ed Enrica Invernizzi, DIBIC, Università di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- International Center for T1D, Pediatric Clinical Research Center Romeo ed Enrica Invernizzi, DIBIC, Università di Milano, Milan, Italy; Nephrology Division, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, ASST Fatebenefratelli-Sacco, Milan, Italy
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- International Center for T1D, Pediatric Clinical Research Center Romeo ed Enrica Invernizzi, DIBIC, Università di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- International Center for T1D, Pediatric Clinical Research Center Romeo ed Enrica Invernizzi, DIBIC, Università di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology, ASST Fatebenefratelli-Sacco, Milan, Italy; International Center for T1D, Pediatric Clinical Research Center Romeo ed Enrica Invernizzi, DIBIC, Università di Milano, Milan, Italy; Nephrology Division, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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Ludvigsson J, Sumnik Z, Pelikanova T, Nattero Chavez L, Lundberg E, Rica I, Martínez-Brocca MA, Ruiz de Adana M, Wahlberg J, Katsarou A, Hanas R, Hernandez C, Clemente León M, Gómez-Gila A, Lind M, Lozano MF, Sas T, Samuelsson U, Pruhova S, Dietrich F, Puente Marin S, Nordlund A, Hannelius U, Casas R. Intralymphatic Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase With Vitamin D Supplementation in Recent-Onset Type 1 Diabetes: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Phase IIb Trial. Diabetes Care 2021; 44:1604-1612. [PMID: 34021020 PMCID: PMC8323180 DOI: 10.2337/dc21-0318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of aluminum-formulated intralymphatic glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD-alum) therapy combined with vitamin D supplementation in preserving endogenous insulin secretion in all patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) or in a genetically prespecified subgroup. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS In a multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial, 109 patients aged 12-24 years (mean ± SD 16.4 ± 4.1) with a diabetes duration of 7-193 days (88.8 ± 51.4), elevated serum GAD65 autoantibodies, and a fasting serum C-peptide >0.12 nmol/L were recruited. Participants were randomized to receive either three intralymphatic injections (1 month apart) with 4 μg GAD-alum and oral vitamin D (2,000 IE daily for 120 days) or placebo. The primary outcome was the change in stimulated serum C-peptide (mean area under the curve [AUC] after a mixed-meal tolerance test) between baseline and 15 months. RESULTS Primary end point was not met in the full analysis set (treatment effect ratio 1.091 [CI 0.845-1.408]; P = 0.5009). However, GAD-alum-treated patients carrying HLA DR3-DQ2 (n = 29; defined as DRB1*03, DQB1*02:01) showed greater preservation of C-peptide AUC (treatment effect ratio 1.557 [CI 1.126-2.153]; P = 0.0078) after 15 months compared with individuals receiving placebo with the same genotype (n = 17). Several secondary end points showed supporting trends, and a positive effect was seen in partial remission (insulin dose-adjusted HbA1c ≤9; P = 0.0310). Minor transient injection site reactions were reported. CONCLUSION Intralymphatic administration of GAD-alum is a simple, well-tolerated treatment that together with vitamin D supplementation seems to preserve C-peptide in patients with recent-onset T1D carrying HLA DR3-DQ2. This constitutes a disease-modifying treatment for T1D with a precision medicine approach.
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- Johnny Ludvigsson
- Division of Pediatrics, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and Crown Princess Victoria Children's Hospital, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Pediatrics, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Motol University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Diabetes Centre of the Institute of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
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- Institution of Clinical Science, Department of Pediatrics, Umeå University, Norrland University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Cruces University Hospital, CIBERDEM, Bilbao, Spain
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- Department of Adult Endocrinology and Diabetology, General University Hospital, Instituto de Biomedicina de Málaga, CIBERDEM, Malaga, Spain
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- Departments of Endocrinology Region Östergötland and Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Pediatrics, NU Hospital Group, Uddevalla, Sweden
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Vall d'Hebron Hospital, CIBERDEM, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Vall d'Hebron Hospital, CIBERDEM, Barcelona, Spain
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- Pediatric Endocrinology Service, Virgen del Rocío University Hospital, Sevilla, Spain
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Department of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Uddevalla, Sweden
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Diabeter, National Treatment and Research Center for Children, Adolescents and Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes, and Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Division of Pediatrics, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and Crown Princess Victoria Children's Hospital, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Pediatrics, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Motol University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Division of Pediatrics, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Division of Pediatrics, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Division of Pediatrics, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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Bolla AM, Gandolfi A, Borgonovo E, Laurenzi A, Caretto A, Molinari C, Catalano RS, Bianconi E, Monti P, Sordi V, Pellegrini S, Lampasona V, Costa S, Scavini M, Bosi E, Piemonti L. Rapamycin Plus Vildagliptin to Recover β-Cell Function in Long-Standing Type 1 Diabetes: A Double-Blind, Randomized Trial. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2021; 106:e507-e519. [PMID: 33124663 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgaa791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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AIM The aim of this study was to investigate whether treatment with rapamycin plus vildagliptin restores β-cell function in patients with long-standing type 1 diabetes. METHODS A phase 2, single-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was conducted in long-standing type 1 diabetes patients randomly assigned (1:1:1) to 4 weeks of rapamycin (group 2), 4 weeks of rapamycin plus 12 weeks of vildagliptin (group 3), or double placebo (group 1). The primary outcome was the proportion of participants with a positive response to the Mixed-Meal Tolerance Test (C-peptide at 90 minutes > 0.2 nmol/L) at weeks 4 and 12. Secondary end points included insulin requirement, standard measures of glycemic control, and hormonal and immunological profile. RESULTS Fifty-five patients were randomly assigned to group 1 (n = 18), group 2 (n = 19), or group 3 (n = 18). No patient in any group showed a positive C-peptide response, and there was no significant difference at 4 and 12 weeks for the primary outcome. At 4 weeks, insulin requirement decreased from 0.54 to 0.48 U/kg/day in group 2 (P = .013), from 0.59 to 0.51 U/kg/day in group 3 (P < .001), whereas it did not change in group 1. At 12 weeks, glycated hemoglobin significantly decreased both in group 2 (from 7.3% [56 mmol/mol] to 7% [53 mmol/mol]; P = .045] and in group 3 (from 7.2% [55.5 mmol/mol] to 6.9% [52 mmol/mol]; P = .001]. Rapamycin treatment was associated with a decrease in insulin antibody titer and changes in hormonal/immunological profile. CONCLUSIONS Rapamycin reduced insulin requirement, but did not restore β-cell function in patients with long-standing type 1 diabetes.
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- Andrea Mario Bolla
- San Raffaele Diabetes Research Institute, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- San Raffaele Diabetes Research Institute, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- San Raffaele Diabetes Research Institute, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- San Raffaele Diabetes Research Institute, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- San Raffaele Diabetes Research Institute, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- San Raffaele Diabetes Research Institute, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- San Raffaele Diabetes Research Institute, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- San Raffaele Diabetes Research Institute, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- San Raffaele Diabetes Research Institute, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- San Raffaele Diabetes Research Institute, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- San Raffaele Diabetes Research Institute, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- San Raffaele Diabetes Research Institute, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- San Raffaele Diabetes Research Institute, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
- Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- San Raffaele Diabetes Research Institute, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
- Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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Habibian N, Amoli MM, Abbasi F, Rabbani A, Alipour A, Sayarifard F, Rostami P, Dizaji SP, Saadati B, Setoodeh A. Role of vitamin D and vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms on residual beta cell function in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Pharmacol Rep 2019; 71:282-288. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pharep.2018.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2018] [Revised: 12/02/2018] [Accepted: 12/27/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Hals IK. Treatment of Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults: What is Best? Curr Diabetes Rev 2019; 15:188-193. [PMID: 30009709 DOI: 10.2174/1573399814666180716144429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2018] [Revised: 04/30/2018] [Accepted: 06/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults (LADA), although formally classified as Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), very often (at least in Western countries) appear clinically with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D)-like features as overweight and insulin resistance. LADA patients do not need exogenous insulin at the time they are diagnosed with diabetes, but a large percentage will within a few years develop need for such treatment. The decline in beta cell function progresses much faster in LADA than in T2D, presumably because of the ongoing autoimmune assault in LADA, and therefore necessitates insulin therapy much earlier in LADA than in T2D. Despite high prevalence of LADA (about 10% of the total diabetic population in many countries), the treatment of LADA patients is far less elucidated than is the case for T1D and T2D. Finding a treatment strategy for LADA from the time of diagnosis, that can reduce the decline of beta cell function, ensure adequate metabolic control and thereby reduce the risk of diabetic complications is thus an important clinical challenge. Conclusions from the randomized treatment studies so far do not indicate an optimal treatment strategy in LADA. This review aims to give an overview of current practices for the medical treatment of LADA as well as an update on results from recent studies on the treatment of the disease.
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- Ingrid K Hals
- Department of Endocrinology, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
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Giese KK. Recognizing Presymptomatic Type 1 Diabetes in the Workplace. Workplace Health Saf 2018; 66:318-321. [DOI: 10.1177/2165079917750169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Occupational health clinicians often collect and/or interpret annual wellness biometrics for workers. It is now known that type 1 diabetes can present in stages including presymptomatic/normal glucose, presymptomatic/impaired glucose, and symptomatic/hyperglycemia. A workplace wellness screening case illustrates the concepts, along with background pathophysiology, recommendations for new staging and first degree relative screening, and implications for occupational health nurses.
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- Karla K. Giese
- Liberty University, Lynchburg
- Southwest Medical Associates/Lovelace Medical Group Diabetes and Metabolism Clinic in Albuquerque
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Chisalita SI, Ludvigsson J. Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 at Diagnosis and during Subsequent Years in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes. J Diabetes Res 2018; 2018:8623560. [PMID: 29744370 PMCID: PMC5883934 DOI: 10.1155/2018/8623560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2017] [Revised: 12/10/2017] [Accepted: 12/18/2017] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Type 1 diabetes (T1D) in adolescents is associated with alterations in the insulin-like factor system probably caused both by a deranged metabolism and insulinopenia in the portal vein. OBJECTIVE To study how the circulating IGF-1 is affected at diagnosis and during subsequent years in adolescents with T1D. METHODS Ten girls and ten boys with type 1 diabetes (T1D), aged 13.0 ± 1.4 (mean ± SD) years at diagnosis, took part in the study. Blood samples were drawn at diagnosis and after 3, 9, 18, and 48 months. HbA1c, total IGF-1, and C-peptide were measured. RESULTS At diagnosis, the patients had high HbA1c, low IGF-1, and measurable C-peptide. After the start of insulin treatment, maximal improvement in glycemic control and IGF-1 occurred within 3 months and then both tended to deteriorate, that is, HbA1c to increase and IGF-1 to decrease. C-peptide decreased with time, and after 4 years, half of the patients were C-peptide negative. At diagnosis, C-peptide correlated positively to IGF-1 (r = 0.50; p < 0.03). C-peptide correlated negatively with insulin dose (U/kg) after 18 and 48 months from diagnosis (r = -0.48; p < 0.03 and r = -0.72; p < 0.001, resp.). CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, our results show that in newly diagnosed adolescents with type 1 diabetes and deranged metabolism, the IGF-1 level is low and rapidly improves with insulin treatment but later tends to decrease concomitantly with declining endogenous insulin secretion.
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- Simona I. Chisalita
- Department of Endocrinology and Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Division of Pediatrics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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de O Silva V, Lobato RV, Andrade EF, Orlando DR, Borges BDB, Zangeronimo MG, de Sousa RV, Pereira LJ. Effects of β-Glucans Ingestion on Alveolar Bone Loss, Intestinal Morphology, Systemic Inflammatory Profile, and Pancreatic β-Cell Function in Rats with Periodontitis and Diabetes. Nutrients 2017; 9:nu9091016. [PMID: 28906456 PMCID: PMC5622776 DOI: 10.3390/nu9091016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2017] [Revised: 08/31/2017] [Accepted: 09/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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This study aimed to evaluate the effects of β-glucan ingestion (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) on the plasmatic levels of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-10 (IL-10), alveolar bone loss, and pancreatic β-cell function (HOMA-BF) in diabetic rats with periodontal disease (PD). Besides, intestinal morphology was determined by the villus/crypt ratio. A total of 48 Wistar rats weighing 203 ± 18 g were used. Diabetes was induced by the intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (80 mg/kg) and periodontal inflammation, by ligature. The design was completely randomized in a factorial scheme 2 × 2 × 2 (diabetic or not, with or without periodontitis, and ingesting β-glucan or not). The animals received β-glucan by gavage for 28 days. Alveolar bone loss was determined by scanning electron microscopy (distance between the cementoenamel junction and alveolar bone crest) and histometric analysis (bone area between tooth roots). β-glucan reduced plasmatic levels of TNF-α in diabetic animals with PD and of IL-10 in animals with PD (p < 0.05). β-glucan reduced bone loss in animals with PD (p < 0.05). In diabetic animals, β-glucan improved β-cell function (p < 0.05). Diabetic animals had a higher villus/crypt ratio (p < 0.05). In conclusion, β-glucan ingestion reduced the systemic inflammatory profile, prevented alveolar bone loss, and improved β-cell function in diabetic animals with PD.
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- Viviam de O Silva
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), Lavras 37200-000, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), Lavras 37200-000, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), Lavras 37200-000, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), Lavras 37200-000, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Department of Health Sciences, Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), Lavras 37200-000, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), Lavras 37200-000, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), Lavras 37200-000, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Department of Health Sciences, Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), Lavras 37200-000, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Tavira B, Cheramy M, Axelsson S, Åkerman L, Ludvigsson J, Casas R. Effect of simultaneous vaccination with H1N1 and GAD-alum on GAD 65-induced immune response. Diabetologia 2017; 60:1276-1283. [PMID: 28357504 PMCID: PMC5487599 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-017-4263-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2016] [Accepted: 03/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS A European Phase III trial of GAD formulated with aluminium hydroxide (GAD-alum) failed to reach its primary endpoint (preservation of stimulated C-peptide secretion from baseline to 15 months in type 1 diabetes patients), but subgroup analysis showed a clinical effect when participants from Nordic countries were excluded, raising concern as to whether the mass vaccination of the Swedish and Finnish populations with the Pandemrix influenza vaccine could have influenced the study outcomes. In the current study, we aimed to assess whether Pandemrix vaccination affects the specific immune responses induced by GAD-alum and the C-peptide response. METHODS In this secondary analysis, we analysed data acquired from the Swedish participants in the Phase III GAD-alum trial who received subcutaneous GAD-alum vaccination (two doses, n = 43; four doses, n = 46) or placebo (n = 48). GAD autoantibodies (GADA) and H1N1 autoantibodies, GAD65-induced cytokine secretion and change in fasting and stimulated C-peptide levels from baseline to 15 months were analysed with respect to the relative time between H1N1 vaccination and the first injection of GAD-alum. RESULTS GADA levels at 15 months were associated with the relative time between GAD-alum and Pandemrix administration in participants who received two doses of the GAD-alum vaccine (p = 0.015, r = 0.4). Both in participants treated with two doses and four doses of GAD-alum, GADA levels were higher when the relative time between vaccines was ≥210 days (p < 0.05). In the group that received two doses of GAD-alum, levels of several GAD65-induced cytokines were higher in participants who received the H1N1 vaccination and the first GAD-alum injection at least 150 days apart, and the change in fasting and stimulated C-peptide at 15 months was associated with the relative time between vaccines. Neither of these effects were observed in individuals who received four doses of GAD-alum. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION In individuals who received two doses of GAD-alum, receiving the Pandemrix vaccine closer to the first GAD-alum injection, i.e. <150 days, seemed to affect both GAD65-induced immune response and C-peptide preservation. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00723411.
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- Beatriz Tavira
- Division of Pediatrics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Linköping University, 581 85, Linköping, Sweden.
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- Division of Pediatrics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Linköping University, 581 85, Linköping, Sweden
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- Division of Pediatrics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Linköping University, 581 85, Linköping, Sweden
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- Division of Pediatrics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Linköping University, 581 85, Linköping, Sweden
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- Division of Pediatrics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Linköping University, 581 85, Linköping, Sweden
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- Division of Pediatrics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Linköping University, 581 85, Linköping, Sweden
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- Johnny Ludvigsson
- Divsion of Pediatrics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping,Sweden
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