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Earlier Vaccination Could Reduce Risk of Diabetes
Published in Vaccine Weekly, November 4th, 1996
Production of the antiviral cytokine alpha interferon is stimulated by vaccination. Alpha interferon has been linked to the induction of IDDM and other autoimmune conditions.
However, the release of alpha interferon at birth could have a differential effect: by inhibiting viruses carried by the mother, it may act to prevent diabetes.
To test the hypothesis that early vaccination decreases the risk of IDDM while later vaccination increases the risk, J.B. Classen and D.C. Classen of Classen...
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (1996-11-04)
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