Impact of Month of Birth on the Risk of Development of Autoimmune Addison's Disease

Impact of Month of Birth on the Risk of Development of Autoimmune Addison's Disease

We show for the first time that month of birth exerts an effect on the risk of developing AAD, with excess risk in individuals born in winter months and a protective effect when born in the summer.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Pazderska, Agnieszka, Fichna, Marta, Mitchell, Anna L., Napier, Catherine M., Gan, Earn, Ruchała, Marek, Santibanez-Koref, Mauro, Pearce, Simon H.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Endocrine Society 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5095257/

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5095257/

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