Sec. 434A. juvenile diabetes

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## Sec. 434A juvenile diabetes **[**285c–9**]** ###

(a)Long-Term Epidemiology Studies The Director of the Institute shall conduct or support long-term epidemiology studies in which individuals with or at risk for type 1, or juvenile, diabetes are followed for 10 years or more. Such studies shall investigate the causes and characteristics of the disease and its complications. ###

(b)Clinical Trial Infrastructure/Innovative Treatments for Juvenile Diabetes The Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall support regional clinical research centers for the prevention, detection, treatment, and cure of juvenile diabetes. ###

(c)Prevention of Type 1 Diabetes The Secretary, acting through the appropriate agencies, shall provide for a national effort to prevent type 1 diabetes. Such effort shall provide for a combination of increased efforts in research and development of prevention strategies, including consideration of vaccine development, coupled with appropriate ability to test the effectiveness of such strategies in large clinical trials of children and young adults. #### Subpart 4 National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases