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Bacteria of food and human intestine are the most possible sources of the gad-trigger of type 1 diabetes.
Medical hypotheses - 1 Jan 2005
Mulder Sieger Jeen
Abstract excerpt
Type 1 diabetes incidence increases at about 3% per year in the Western world. From genetically predisposed people only 20-50% develop the disease. To unravel these mysteries, literature was searched to determine the disease background and to find suggestions for research and prevention. A promising hypothesis was found: the enzyme glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) in bacteria may be the source of type 1...
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