| Full title | Identification of subjects
at risk for type 1 diabetes |
Summary
| The
study aims are to identify the genetic risk of developing type 1 diabetes among
the general population. This is done by performing HLA typing at birth in 10,000
newborns in Milan, Genova and Rome. Those individuals at high genetic risk will
be followed up for two years to look at the development of specific auto-immunity
against beta cells. |
| Time frame | This
project started in 2000 and will finish in 2002. |
| Funded
by | Italian National Ministry of Health |
| Project
leader for Campus Bio-Medico | Prof.
Paolo Pozzilli |
| Main partners | University
of Genova - Istituto Gaslini, University of Milan - Ospedale San Raffaele, University
of Rome “La Sapienza” - Dept. of Pediatrics |
| Campus
Bio-Medico role | Coordination of questionnaires related to maternal
and newborn habits from all participating centres |
| Reference
web site | www.unicampus.it |
| Notes | This
is the first national study which identifies at birth those genetically susceptible
to type 1 diabetes. |
