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The rat diabetes susceptibility locus Iddm4 and at least one additional gene are required for autoimmune diabetes induced by viral infection.
Diabetes - 1 Apr 2005
Blankenhorn Elizabeth P, Rodemich Lucy, Martin-Fernandez Cristina, Leif Jean, Greiner Dale L, Mordes John P
Abstract excerpt
BBDR rats develop autoimmune diabetes only after challenge with environmental perturbants. These perturbants include polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid (poly I:C, a ligand of toll-like receptor 3), agents that deplete regulatory T-cell (Treg) populations, and a non-beta-cell cytopathic parvovirus (Kilham rat virus [KRV]). The dominant diabetes susceptibility locus Iddm4 is required for diabetes induced by treatment...
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