PAPER DETAILS

TITLE

SARS-CoV-2 Infections and Presymptomatic Type 1 Diabetes Autoimmunity in Children and Adolescents From Colorado, USA, and Bavaria, Germany

DISEASE

Diabetes

ABSTRACT

An increased incidence of clinical diabetes has been reported in children with previous COVID-19.1,2 It is plausible that the virus may trigger autoimmune response to the islets or hasten metabolic decompensation in persons with already established islet autoimmunity. We tested the hypothesis that previous SARS-CoV-2 infection was associated with autoimmunity, which predicts future type 1 diabetes.

AUTHOR(S)

Rewers, M., Bonifacio, E., Ewald, D., Rasmussen, C.G., Jia, X., Pyle, L., Ziegler, A.G., ASK Study Group and Fr1da Study Group, 2022.

JOURNAL

Jama

PLACE

Colorado, USA, and Bavaria, Germany