SARS-CoV-2 Infections and Presymptomatic Type 1 Diabetes Autoimmunity in Children and Adolescents From Colorado, USA, and Bavaria, Germany

JAMA. 2022 Sep 27;328(12):1252-1255. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.14092.
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Plain language summary

This study screens more than 50 000 youths in diverse populations of Colorado and Bavaria to assess whether previous SARS-CoV-2 infection was associated with autoimmunity, which predicts future type 1 diabetes.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Asymptomatic Diseases / epidemiology
  • Autoimmunity
  • COVID-19* / epidemiology
  • Child
  • Colorado / epidemiology
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1* / epidemiology
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1* / immunology
  • Germany / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • SARS-CoV-2