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Comment
. 2012 Jan;61(1):36-7.
doi: 10.2337/db11-1482.

Why are C-section deliveries linked to childhood type 1 diabetes?

Kendra Vehik  1 , Dana Dabelea
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Why are C-section deliveries linked to childhood type 1 diabetes?

Kendra Vehik et al. Diabetes. 2012 Jan.
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FIG. 1.
Hypothesized gene-environment interaction in the pathogenesis of T1D. Dotted arrows, pathway under investigation.
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