Valma Hyttinen

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Affiliation: National Public Health Institute
Country: Finland

Publications

  1. ncbi Genetic liability of type 1 diabetes and the onset age among 22,650 young Finnish twin pairs: a nationwide follow-up study
    Valma Hyttinen
    National Public Health Institute, Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, Diabetes and Genetic Epidemiology Unit, Helsinki, Finland
    Diabetes 52:1052-5. 2003
  2. ncbi Long-term mortality in nationwide cohorts of childhood-onset type 1 diabetes in Japan and Finland
    Keiko Asao
    Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
    Diabetes Care 26:2037-42. 2003

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Publications2

  1. ncbi Genetic liability of type 1 diabetes and the onset age among 22,650 young Finnish twin pairs: a nationwide follow-up study
    Valma Hyttinen
    National Public Health Institute, Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, Diabetes and Genetic Epidemiology Unit, Helsinki, Finland
    Diabetes 52:1052-5. 2003
    ..In conclusion, these nationwide twin data demonstrated high genetic liability for type 1 diabetes. Early-onset diabetes increases the risk in cotwins. However, the majority of affected MZ twin pairs remain discordant for type 1 diabetes...
  2. ncbi Long-term mortality in nationwide cohorts of childhood-onset type 1 diabetes in Japan and Finland
    Keiko Asao
    Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
    Diabetes Care 26:2037-42. 2003
    ..The increased risk of death from type 1 diabetes seems to vary by sex, age at diagnosis, and calendar time period of diagnosis. Further investigation, especially on cause-specific mortality, is warranted in the two countries...