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Homing of GAD65 specific autoimmunity and development of insulitis requires expression of both DQ8 and human GAD65 in transgenic mice.
Journal of autoimmunity - 1 Aug 2009
Elagin Raya B, Balijepalli Sadguna, Diacovo Maria J, Baekkeskov Steinunn, Jaume Juan C
Abstract excerpt
MHC-class II genes determine susceptibility in human type-1 diabetes. In their context, presentation of target antigen(s) results in autoimmunity and beta-cell destruction. An animal model, in which human beta-cell autoantigen(s) are presented to effector cells in the context of human MHC-class II diabetes-susceptibility genes, would be desirable for studying molecular mechanisms of disease and developing...
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