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Title of Collaborative Activity:

The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY)

Description of Collaborative Activity:

This consortium, established and funded by NIDDK, is organizing international efforts to identify infectious agents, dietary factors, or other environmental factors that trigger type 1 diabetes in genetically susceptible people. The study enrolled over 8,000 newborns and is following them for 15 years to identify environmental triggers of type 1 diabetes.

Type of Collaborative Activity:

Research Initiative

Year the Collaborative Activity Originated:

2002

NIH Participating Institutes/Centers/Office of the Director:

NIAID, NICHD, NIEHS, NIDDK

HHS Agency Collaborators on this Activity:

CDC