Article
Type 1 diabetes associated autoimmunity.
Autoimmunity reviews - 1 Jul 2016
Kahaly George J, Hansen Martin P
Abstract excerpt
Diabetes mellitus is increasing in prevalence worldwide. The economic costs are considerable given the cardiovascular complications and co-morbidities that it may entail. Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by the loss of insulin-producing pancreatic β-cells. The pathogenesis of T1D is complex and multifactorial and involves a genetic susceptibility that predisposes to abnormal...
Topics
- Animals
- Autoimmunity
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Islets of Langerhans
- Mice
- Organ Specificity
