Investigating iron intake in risk of progression from islet autoimmunity to type 1 diabetes: The diabetes autoimmunity study in the young

BackgroundStudies of the role of iron in the risk of type 1 diabetes (T1D) have been inconsistent. Given that iron generates reactive oxygen radicals, which can lead to oxidative damage and apoptosis in the beta cells of the pancreas, we examined whether iron intake was associated with the risk of p...

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Main Authors: Sulafa Elhassan, Fran Dong, Teresa Buckner, Randi K. Johnson, Jennifer A. Seifert, Patrick M. Carry, Lauren Vanderlinden, Kathleen Waugh, Marian Rewers, Jill M. Norris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1124370/full