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Immune recognition and response to the intestinal microbiome in type 1 diabetes.
Journal of autoimmunity - 1 Jul 2016
Paun Alexandra, Yau Christopher, Danska Jayne S
Abstract excerpt
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease resulting from T cell-mediated destruction of the insulin-secreting pancreatic beta cells. During the past 50 years T1D incidence has increased dramatically in many countries accompanied by an earlier age of onset especially in persons with lower genetic risk. These observations have prompted investigations of dynamic environmental factors that may contributor to...
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