New study center for the TEENDIAB study in Hanover

28.01.2011 14:36

In addition to the study center in Munich, the TEENDIAB study is getting a new center in Hanover. This means that participating families have the opportunity to have the examinations carried out as part of TEENDIAB in both Munich and Hanover.

The TEENDIAB study aims to explore the genetic and environmental causes of type 1 diabetes during puberty. This makes it the first study in the world to investigate the causes of type 1 diabetes in this age group. And this is precisely where action is needed: the frequency of type 1 diabetes increases between the ages of ten and fourteen. There is no explanation for this, but it is reasonable to assume that puberty, as a time of change, plays a role here. That's why the study doctors regularly examine, among other things, the hormonal status of the participating children.

The new study center makes it even easier for the children in the TEENDIAB study to participate. Examinations are initially carried out on participants every six months and later annually. “We are pleased to be able to offer a new center to the TEENDIAB study participants. In this way, families no longer have to come to Munich from all over Germany. Families from the north will also be able to travel to Hanover in the future and will therefore have a shorter journey,” says Prof. Dr. Anette-Gabriele Ziegler, head of the diabetes research group at the Technical University of Munich, where the TEENDIAB study was initialized.