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Protection against or triggering of Type 1 diabetes? Different roles for viral infections.
Expert review of clinical immunology - 1 Jan 2011
Boettler Tobias, von Herrath Matthias
Abstract excerpt
The emergence of autoreactivity that ultimately destroys insulin-producing β-cells and causes Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a result of genetic susceptibility and environmental factors, such as viral infections. The ability to induce strong cellular immune responses and to cause inflammation in the ta...
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