Type 1 Diabetes and Other Autoimmune Disorders in Children

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">UV light exposure</td><td class="align_center">SLE, MS, T1D</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Vitamin D deficiency</td><td class="align_center">SLA, MS, CD, T1D</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Hormones</td><td class="align_center">MS, SLE</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Obesity</td><td class="align_center">T1D, JIA, MS, IBDs</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Infections</td><td class="align_center"><i>Streptococcus pyogenes</i>—Rheumatic fever<br/><i>Cytomegalovirus</i>—SLE, T1D<br/><i>Epstein-Barr Virus</i>—SLE, MS<br/><i>Human Herpesvirus 6</i>—MS<br/><i>Enterovirus, Rotavirus</i>—T1D<br/><i>Helicobacter pylori</i>—Autoimmune gastritis<br/><i>SARS—COVID-19</i>—T1D, CD, SLE, IBD, Transverse myelitis</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div>Abbreviations: CD, celiac disease; IBD, inflammatory bowel diseases; JIA, juvenile idiopathic arthritis; MS, multiple sclerosis; SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus; T1D, Type−1 diabetes.<br/></div></td></tr></table>

<div>Potential environmental risk factors linked to autoimmune diseases in children.</div>

Pediatric Diabetes

Type 1 Diabetes and Other Autoimmune Disorders in Children

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