Familial Coaggregation of Asthma and Type 1 Diabetes in Children.

ABSTRACT: Importance:The association between atopic and autoimmune disease, particularly asthma and type 1 diabetes, has been debated. Further understanding of the underlying factors associated with the comorbidity in children is warranted. Objectives:To assess the bidirectional association between asthma and type 1 diabetes and examine the possibility of a shared risk for the diseases by studying their pattern of familial coaggregation. Design, Setting, and Participants:A birth cohort study of children born from January 1, 2001, and followed up until December 31, 2015, was performed. Population data were obtained from multiple national Swedish registers. A total of 1 347 901 singleton children, live-born in Sweden between January 1, 2001, and December 31, 2013, were identified, and children with in

SUBMITTER: Smew AI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7068230 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature