Fecal Microbiota Composition Differs Between Children With β-Cell Autoimmunity and Those Without

1. Marcus C. de Goffau1, 2. Kristiina Luopajärvi2, 3. Mikael Knip3,4,5, 4. Jorma Ilonen6, 5. Terhi Ruohtula2, 6. Taina Härkönen3, 7. Laura Orivuori2, 8. Saara Hakala2, 9. Gjalt W. Welling1, 10. Hermie J. Harmsen1 and 11. Outi Vaarala2⇓

Sources: 1. Department of Medical Microbiology,, University Medical Center Groningen and University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; 2. Immune Response Unit, Department of Vaccination and Immune Protection, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland; 3. Children’s Hospital, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; 4. Folkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland; 5. Department of Pediatrics, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; 6. Immunogenetics Laboratory, University of Turku, Turku, Finland and Department of Clinical Immunology, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland

Published online before print December 28, 2012, doi: 10.2337/db12-0526 Diabetes December 28, 2012