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Comparative genetics: synergizing human and NOD mouse studies for identifying genetic causation of type 1 diabetes.
The review of diabetic studies : RDS - 1 Jan 2012
Driver John P, Chen Yi-Guang, Mathews Clayton E
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Although once widely anticipated to unlock how human type 1 diabetes (T1D) develops, extensive study of the nonobese diabetic (NOD) mouse has failed to yield effective treatments for patients with the disease. This has led many to question the usefulness of this animal model. While criticism about the differences between NOD and human T1D is legitimate, in many cases disease in both species results from...
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