Country-specific birth weight and length in type 1 diabetes high-risk HLA genotypes in combination with prenatal characteristics.
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Summary, in English
Objective:To examine the relationship between high-risk human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genotypes for type 1 diabetes and birth size in combination with prenatal characteristics in different countries.Study Design:Four high-risk HLA genotypes were enrolled in the Environmental determinants of Diabetes in the Young study newborn babies from the general population in Finland, Germany, Sweden and the United States. Stepwise regression analyses were used to adjust for country, parental physical characteristics and environmental factors during pregnancy.Result:Regression analyses did not reveal differences in birth size between the four type 1 diabetes high-risk HLA genotypes. Compared with DQ 4/8 in each country, (1) DQ 2/2 children were heavier in the United States (P=0.028) mostly explained however, by parental weight; (2) DQ 2/8 (P=0.023) and DQ 8/8 (P=0.046) children were longer in Sweden independent of parents height and as well as (3) in the United States for DQ 2/8 (P=0.023), but again dependent on parental height.Conclusion:Children born with type 1 diabetes high-risk HLA genotypes have comparable birth size. Longitudinal follow-up of these children should reveal whether birth size differences between countries contribute to the risk for islet autoimmunity and type 1 diabetes.Journal of Perinatology advance online publication, 28 April 2011; doi:10.1038/jp.2011.26.
Avdelning/ar
Publiceringsår
2011
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
764-769
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Journal of Perinatology
Volym
31
Länkar
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Nature Publishing Group
Ämne
- Endocrinology and Diabetes
Status
Published
Forskningsgrupp
- Celiac Disease and Diabetes Unit
- Paediatric Endocrinology
- Brain Repair and Imaging in Neural Systems (BRAINS)
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 0743-8346