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Onset of type 1 diabetes: a dynamical instability.
1 Sept 1999
Abstract excerpt
Type 1 diabetes is a disease characterized by progressive loss of beta-cell function due to an autoimmune reaction affecting the islets of Langerhans. It is now generally accepted that cytokines are implicated in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases. Animal studies have shown that interleukin-1beta, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and interferon-gamma affect type 1 diabetes development profoundly. It has been...
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