Among the risk factors, we find some environmental data. This is the case with the composition of the intestinal flora. The presence of bacteria present at this level influences many mechanisms in the body, such as weight and immune defenses.
Thus, “in children and adolescents diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, a microbial flora of poor composition is associated with an increased risk of abnormalities in the level of sugar in the blood”, confirms Pr Giuseppe d’Annunzio, researcher. Italian at the origin of a study on the subject. An observation obtained using an artificial intelligence capable of performing an ultra-precise analysis of the genetic expression of the microbiome. In total, 31 young patients and 25 young people spared from this disease took part in this project.
* Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Geneva, Italy
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