Maternal exposure to air pollution and type 1 diabetes - Accounting for genetic factors.

Summary, in English

Genetic and non-genetic factors probably act together to initiate and accelerate development of type 1 diabetes [T1D]. One suggested risk factor contributing to development of T1D is air pollution.

• Author: Ebba Malmqvist; Helena Larsson; Ida Jönsson; Anna Rignell-Hydbom; Sten Ivarsson; Håkan Tinnerberg; Emilie Stroh; Ralf Rittner; Kristina Jakobsson; Erik Swietlicki; Lars Rylander
• Department/s: Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University; Paediatric Endocrinology; EXODIAB: Excellence of Diabetes Research in Sweden; EpiHealth: Epidemiology for Health
• Publishing year: 2015
• Language: English
• Pages: 268-274
• Publication/Series: Environmental Research
• Volume: 140
• Full text: - 438 kB; Download statistics
• Links: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25880886?dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2015.03.024
• Document type: Journal article
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Topic: Environmental Health and Occupational Health
• Status: Published
• Research group: Paediatric Endocrinology
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 1096-0953