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Islet autoimmunity in phenotypic type 2 diabetes patients.
Diabetes, obesity & metabolism - 1 Sept 2013
Brooks-Worrell B, Narla R, Palmer J P
Abstract excerpt
Historically, type 2 diabetes (T2D) was considered a metabolic disease of ageing. However, recent discoveries have demonstrated the role of chronic systemic inflammation in the development of insulin resistance and subsequent progression to T2D. Over the years, investigations into the pathophysiology of T2D have identified the presence of islet-specific T cells and islet autoimmune disease in T2D patients....
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