9.30 Registration and coffee
10.15 Symposium opening and welcome. Johnny Ludvigsson, founder and Honorary Chairman of Barndiabetesfonden
Session I: Aspects on the etiology of type 1 diabetes? (kl. 10.15-12.15)
Chairman: Prof Malin Flodström-Tullberg, Karolinska Inst, Stockholm
10.20 Prof Knut Dahl-Jörgensen, Oslo university: Virus as the cause of Type 1 diabetes
10.50 Prof Eric Triplett, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA: The role of the microbiome
11.20 Prof Matej Oresic, Turku and Örebro universities: Metabolomic changes in cord-blood before any autoimmune process
11.50 Prof Karsten Buschard, University of Copenhagen: The role of gluten and lipids
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12.15 Lunch
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13.00 Prof Olle Korsgren, Uppsala university: New-old views on T1D etiology and pathogenesis.
13.30 Prof Matthias von Herrath, Seattle/Miami, USA: For and against actual trends in the view upon the T1D disease
Session II: Prevention of type 1 diabetes (kl. 14.00-15.30)
Chairman: Prof Åke Lernmark, Malmö/Lund university
14.00 Prof Helena Elding-Larsson, Malmö/Lund university: For and against screening for Stage 1-2 of Type 1 diabetes
14.30 Senior Prof Mikael Knip, Helsinki university: Primary prevention of Type 1 diabetes
15.00 Senior Prof Johnny Ludvigsson, Linköping university: Secondary prevention of Type 1 diabetes
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15.30 Coffee
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16.00- 16.30 Panel Discussion: Screening for prediction of Type 1 diabetes: Helena Elding Larsson, Knut Dahl Jörgensen, Mikael Knip and Johnny Ludvigsson
16.30 End of the meeting