IFNA1 and type 1 diabetes mellitus: Pancreatotropic viruses, such as enterovirus, coxsackie B, mumps, rubella, and cytomegalovirus, have been evaluated as triggers of T1D since the discovery of antiviral antibodies in diabetic patients and because of the role of viral infection in elevated levels of type I interferon (IFN), which is known to play a role in T1D progression17–19.