ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

Brief summary: Using data from the Type 1 Diabetes Intelligence (T1DI) cohort (n=24 662), this prospective study aimed to identify optimal ages for initial islet autoantibody (IAb) screening to predict the development of clinical type 1 diabetes (T1D). The identified optimal screening ages were 2 years and 6 years, with sensitivity of 82% and positive predictive value of 79% for T1D by age 15 years.Screening for T1D is a growing research topic a...