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World J Diabetes. Nov 15, 2020; 11(11): 527-539
Published online Nov 15, 2020. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v11.i11.527
Type 1 diabetes and associated autoimmune diseases
Lara Frommer, George J Kahaly
Lara Frommer, George J Kahaly, Department of Medicine I, Johannes Gutenberg Medical Center, Mainz 55131, Germany
Author contributions: Frommer L conception and design, acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data, drafting the article; Kahaly GJ project initiation, conception and design, drafting the article and revising it critically for important intellectual content; approval of the version to be published.
Institutional review board statement: The study needed no approval of the German Ethics committee.
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Corresponding author: George J Kahaly, MD, PhD, Full Professor, Department of Medicine I, Johannes Gutenberg Medical Center, No. 1 Langenbeckstreet, Mainz 55131, Germany. gkahaly@uni-mainz.de
Received: June 25, 2020
Peer-review started: June 25, 2020
First decision: August 22, 2020
Revised: August 27, 2020
Accepted: October 13, 2020
Article in press: October 13, 2020
Published online: November 15, 2020
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Type 1 diabetes (T1D) often occurs in combination with several other endocrine and non-endocrine autoimmune disorders. Recent studies have revealed a strong clustering of T1D + autoimmune diseases in patients and their first-degree relatives. Therefore, regular screening for autoantibodies in patients with T1D and first-degree relatives is of upmost importance for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures of endocrine and non-endocrine autoimmunity.