Evidence for two endotypes of type 1 diabetes: study

Children diagnosed under seven years may have a different form from those diagnosed in their teens, say researchers
Reuters Health Staff writer
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Type 1 diabetes may be two distinct endotypes defined by age at diagnosis, UK researchers say.

Children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes before age seven have a different form of the disease than those diagnosed at 13 and older, they report in Diabetologia.