Genetic prediction of type 1 diabetes in a population with low frequency of HLA risk genotypes and low incidence of the disease (the DIABFIN study)

To develop a sensitive, specific screening strategy for predicting genetic risk for type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) in the low‐incidence continental Italian population, and to define with this tool, a cohort of high‐to‐moderate risk infants for an immunological follow‐up study aimed at identifying environmental risk factors for T1DM.

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