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Virus-induced autoimmune diabetes in the LEW.1WR1 rat requires Iddm14 and a genetic locus proximal to the major histocompatibility complex.
Diabetes - 1 Dec 2009
Blankenhorn Elizabeth P, Cort Laura, Greiner Dale L, Guberski Dennis L, Mordes John P
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OBJECTIVE: To identify genes that confer susceptibility to autoimmune diabetes following viral infection in the LEW.1WR1 rat. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: About 2% of LEW.1WR1 rats develop spontaneous autoimmune diabetes. Immunological perturbants including viral infection increase both the frequency and tempo of diabetes onset. To identify diabetes susceptibility genes (LEW.1WR1 x WF), F2 rats were infected with...
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