NEW OPTION ON THE TABLE FOR TYPE1 DIABETES Study aims to intervene early, stave off the disease for years BY ELLEN GOLDBAUM
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“The studies have provided a kind of road map that now allows us to predict with extreme precision when and if an individual will come down with Type 1 diabetes.” —Teresa Quattrin, MD
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