Multiple sclerosis (MS) risk is higher in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes, according to research. Susanne Bechtold, M.D., a pediatric endocrinologist and diabetologist at Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich, Germany, wrote, “Type 1 diabetes and [multiple sclerosis] are organ-specific inflammatory diseases, which result from an autoimmune attack against either pancreatic β-cells or central nervous system; a combined appearance has been described repeatedly. We hypothesize that antibodies (namely, diabetes-specific antibody, celiac disease- or thyroid-specific antibodies), BMI, immigrant background, or month of birth might have a major impact on the coincidence of type 1 diabetes and MS.”
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