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Significant role for Fas in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diabetes.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Mar 2000
Su X, Hu Q, Kristan J M, Costa C, Shen Y, Gero D, Matis L A, Wang Y
Abstract excerpt
Programmed cell death represents an important pathogenic mechanism in various autoimmune diseases. Type I diabetes mellitus (IDDM) is a T cell-dependent autoimmune disease resulting in selective destruction of the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans. beta cell apoptosis has been associated with IDDM onset in both animal models and newly diagnosed diabetic patients. Several apoptotic pathways have been...
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