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Relationship between increased relative birthweight and infections during pregnancy in children with a high-risk diabetes HLA genotype.

Larsson, Helena LU ; Lynch, Kristian LU ; Lernmark, Barbro LU ; Hansson, Gertie LU ; Lernmark, Åke LU orcid ; Ivarsson, Sten LU and Carlsson, Annelie LU orcid (2007) In Diabetologia 50(6). p.1161-1169
Abstract
Aims/hypothesis Children with high-risk type 1 diabetes HLA genotype have increased risk of high relative birthweight (HrBW), while cord blood islet autoantibodies decrease the risk. As gestational infections may affect offspring type 1 diabetes risk, the aims were to test whether: (1) children of mothers reporting gestational infections have increased HrBW; (2) gestational infections explain islet autoantibody reduction of HrBW; and (3) gestational infections affect the association between HLA and HrBW. Subjects and methods HLA genotypes and autoantibodies to glutamic acid decarboxylase, insulinoma-associated protein 2 and insulin were determined in cord blood of children born to non-diabetic mothers in the Diabetes Prediction in Skane... (More)
Aims/hypothesis Children with high-risk type 1 diabetes HLA genotype have increased risk of high relative birthweight (HrBW), while cord blood islet autoantibodies decrease the risk. As gestational infections may affect offspring type 1 diabetes risk, the aims were to test whether: (1) children of mothers reporting gestational infections have increased HrBW; (2) gestational infections explain islet autoantibody reduction of HrBW; and (3) gestational infections affect the association between HLA and HrBW. Subjects and methods HLA genotypes and autoantibodies to glutamic acid decarboxylase, insulinoma-associated protein 2 and insulin were determined in cord blood of children born to non-diabetic mothers in the Diabetes Prediction in Skane (DiPiS) study. Mothers reported gestational infections when the child was 2 months old. Results Fever or gastroenteritis during pregnancy was reported by 2,848/19,756 mothers (14%); 339 in more than one trimester. Children whose mothers reported infections had increased risk of HrBW (p=0.0003), particularly in the absence of cord blood islet autoantibodies (interaction between HrBW, islet autoantibodies and infections, p=0.0005). The effect on HrBW by high-risk HLA-DQ2/8 was aggravated by infections in more than one trimester (odds ratio [OR]=5.24; p=0.003) (interaction; p=0.022). When infections were reported, cord blood islet autoantibodies decreased HrBW (OR=0.34; p=0.0002). Conclusions/intrepretation This study revealed that: (1) gestational fever, gastroenteritis, or both, increased the risk of HrBW; (2) cord blood islet autoantibodies decreased the risk of HrBW only in combination with infections; and (3) infections aggravated the association between HLA-DQ2/8 and HrBW. These data suggest an interaction between HLA, gestational infections, islet autoantibodies and fetal growth. (Less)
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IA-2 autoantibodies, gestational, infections, HLA, GAD65 autoantibodies, gastroenteritis, birthweight, fever, type 1 diabetes, islet autoantibodies, autoantibodies, insulin
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Diabetologia
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50
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6
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1161 - 1169
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Springer
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1432-0428
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10.1007/s00125-007-0648-6
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English
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  author       = {{Larsson, Helena and Lynch, Kristian and Lernmark, Barbro and Hansson, Gertie and Lernmark, Åke and Ivarsson, Sten and Carlsson, Annelie}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{6}},
  pages        = {{1161--1169}},
  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  series       = {{Diabetologia}},
  title        = {{Relationship between increased relative birthweight and infections during pregnancy in children with a high-risk diabetes HLA genotype.}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00125-007-0648-6}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/s00125-007-0648-6}},
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