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The multiple origins of Type 1 diabetes.
Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association - 1 Feb 2013
Pugliese A
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It is widely accepted that Type 1 diabetes is a complex disease. Genetic predisposition and environmental factors favour the triggering of autoimmune responses against pancreatic β-cells, eventually leading to β-cell destruction. Over 40 susceptibility loci have been identified, many now mapped to known genes, largely supporting a dominant role for an immune-mediated pathogenesis. This role is also supported by...
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