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The importance of the Non Obese Diabetic (NOD) mouse model in autoimmune diabetes.
Journal of autoimmunity - 1 Jan 2016
Pearson James A, Wong F Susan, Wen Li
Abstract excerpt
Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease characterized by the pancreatic infiltration of immune cells resulting in T cell-mediated destruction of the insulin-producing beta cells. The successes of the Non-Obese Diabetic (NOD) mouse model have come in multiple forms including identifying key genetic and environmental risk factors e.g. Idd loci and effects of microorganisms including the gut microbiota,...
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