The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 150, Issue 5 , Pages 461-466 , May 2007

Impact of Celiac Autoimmunity on Children with Type 1 Diabetes

  • Jill H. Simmons, MD

      Affiliations

    • Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dr Jill Simmons, 11136 Doctors’ Office Tower, 2200 Children’s Way, Nashville, TN 37232-9170.
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  • Georgeanna J. Klingensmith, MD

      Affiliations

    • Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado
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  • Kim McFann, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado
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  • Marian Rewers, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado
    • United States Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado
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  • Jennifer Taylor, MD

      Affiliations

    • Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado
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  • Lisa M. Emery, MSPH

      Affiliations

    • United States Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado
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  • Iman Taki, BS

      Affiliations

    • United States Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado
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  • Sharon Vanyi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado
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  • Edwin Liu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado
    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Denver Health Sciences Center and The Children’s Hospital, Denver, Colorado.
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  • Edward J. Hoffenberg, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Denver Health Sciences Center and The Children’s Hospital, Denver, Colorado.

Received 8 August 2006 ,Revised 24 October 2006 ,Accepted 22 December 2006.

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 Supported by National Institutes of Health grant R01-DK50979, Autoimmunity Prevention Center grant 5U19A150864, National Institutes of Health grants DK32083, DK32493, DK63687, Autoimmunity Center of Excellence Grant U19A146374, Diabetes Endocrine Research Center P3057516, and Immune Tolerance Network Autoantibody Core Laboratory. Also supported by M01RR00069 General Clinical Research Centers Program, National Centers for Research Resources, NCRR, NIH.

PII: S0022-3476(07)00012-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.12.046

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 150, Issue 5 , Pages 461-466 , May 2007