Trajectory of type 1 diabetes risk shifts after age 10 years between at-risk males and females, research shows

New research to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for Study of Diabetes (Madrid, Spain, 9–13 September) shows that the risk of developing type 1 diabetes (T1D) decreases markedly in girls after the age of 10 years, while the risk in boys stays the same. Furthermore, the risk of T1D is significantly higher in boys with a single autoantibody than their female counterparts, suggesting sex could be linked with autoantibody development, indicating the importance of incorporating sex in the assessment of risk. The study is by Erin L. Templeman and Dr. Richard Oram, University of Exeter Read More