CD40LG and type 1 diabetes mellitus: Of these, 53 T1DM patients (13.25%) were found to be positive for T. gondii IgG antibodies, as compared to 40 controls (10.00%), and the difference was not statistically significant (p=0.152). T. gondii IgM antibodies were detected in 15 of the 400 T1DM patients and in seven of the 400 controls (3.75% versus 1.75%, respectively, p=0.084).