Enteroviruses and type 1 diabetes mellitus

Haverkos, H.W.; Battula, N.; Drotman, D.Peter.; Rennert, O.M.

Biomedicine and PharmacoTherapy 57(9): 379-385

2003


ISSN/ISBN: 0753-3322
PMID: 14652163
Document Number: 554886
Despite decades of research, the etiology of type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) is unknown. Several risk factors have been associated with type 1 DM, including viral infections, genetic predisposition, nutritional factors, and chemicals. Several investigators hypothesize that the etiologies of type 1 DM result from a complex interaction of genetic and environmental factors. In this paper we review the epidemiologic data linking enteroviruses to type 1 DM and discuss potential mechanisms of pathogenesis.

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