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Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Vanderbilt's Eskind Diabetes Clinic has been selected to examine the ability of the drug abatacept to prevent type 1 diabetes (T1D). As part of the TrialNet consortium, Vanderbilt will be one of 14 North American sites observing the effects of the drug in people at high risk to develop T1D.
T1D, formerly called juvenile diabetes, is an autoimmune disease that is predominant in the younger population and has a strong genetic component. The study is seeking participants between the ages of 6 and 45 whose antibody screening results indicate they have a strong likelihood of developing T1D.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/09/130916110825.htm
T1D, formerly called juvenile diabetes, is an autoimmune disease that is predominant in the younger population and has a strong genetic component. The study is seeking participants between the ages of 6 and 45 whose antibody screening results indicate they have a strong likelihood of developing T1D.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/09/130916110825.htm