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New Test Better Predicts Which Babies Will Develop Type 1 Diabetes

“We’re really excited by these findings. They suggest that the routine heel-prick testing of babies done at birth could go a long way towards preventing early sickness as well as predicting which children will get type 1 diabetes years later.”

— Bill Hagopian, MD, PhD, PNRI Principal Scientist

New Test Better Predicts Which Babies Will Develop Type 1 Diabetes

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New Test Better Predicts Which Babies Will Develop Type 1 Diabetes

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