ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 Oct 12;118(41):e2107208118. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34611019/Brief Summary: This in vitro study explored the reactivity to preproinsulin of CD8 T cells obtained from pancreatic islets of individuals with and without type 1 diabetes (T1D). The main finding was that CD8 T cells from T1D donors were highly reactive to peptides throughout the entire prepro...

To read the full abstract: Diabetes Care. 2018;41:311-317Some researchers assume that the etiology of T1DM is distinct from that of Type 2 diabetes mellitus. T1DM is characterized by autoimmune phenomena leading to the destruction of pancreatic islets and most importantly of beta-cells. Genetic factors are thought to influence the likelihood of autoimmune phenomena developing into overt autoimmune di...

To read the full abstract: Int J Cardiol 2018;272:333–340.Summary: In a multi-center prospective cohort study of 2401 European children, early life exposure to socioeconomic disadvantages, particularly living in low-educated families, having a non-traditional family structure, parental unemployment and the accumulation of >3 disadvantages were associated with higher ris...