Abstract
In Germany at present about 30,000 children and adolescents under 19 years of age are afflicted by type 1 diabetes. The tendency is increasing and the age of onset of the disease is sinking. Autoimmune reactions and a selective destruction of insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas play key roles in the disease. A separate research group in the German Center for Diabetes Research [Deutschen Zentrum für Diabetesforschung (DZD)] is assigned to this topic. One objective is the early diagnosis of type 1 diabetes; another one is to promote the development of preventative strategies in order to guard against diabetes in childhood and to optimize treatment options.
| Translated title of the contribution | The fr1da study - Recognize type 1 erly - Treat it early and well |
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| Original language | German |
| Pages (from-to) | 87-88 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Diabetes Aktuell |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| State | Published - 1 Apr 2015 |
