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The role of interferon induced with helicase C domain 1 (IFIH1) in the development of type 1 diabetes mellitus.
Arquivos brasileiros de endocrinologia e metabologia - 1 Dec 2013
Bouças Ana Paula, Oliveira Fernanda dos Santos de, Canani Luis Henrique, Crispim Daisy
Abstract excerpt
Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is a chronic, progressive, autoimmune disease characterized by metabolic decompensation frequently leading to dehydration and ketoacidosis. Viral pathogens seem to play a major role in triggering the autoimmune destruction that leads to the development of T1DM. Among several viral strains investigated so far, enteroviruses have been consistently associated with T1DM in humans. One...
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