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Two genetic loci regulate T cell-dependent islet inflammation and drive autoimmune diabetes pathogenesis.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Jul 2000
Fox C J, Paterson A D, Mortin-Toth S M, Danska J S
Abstract excerpt
Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) is a polygenic disease caused by progressive autoimmune infiltration (insulitis) of the pancreatic islets of Langerhan, culminating in the destruction of insulin-producing beta cells. Genome scans of families with diabetes suggest that multiple loci make incremental contributions to disease susceptibility. However, only the IDDM1 locus is well characterized, at a...
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