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Genetic Epidemiology of Type 1 Diabetes in the 22 Arab Countries.
Current diabetes reports - 1 May 2016
Zayed Hatem
Abstract excerpt
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a complex autoimmune disorder that results from the T cell-mediated destruction of the pancreatic β cells and is due to interactions between environmental and genetic factors. Although Arabs have one of the highest global incidence and prevalence rates of T1D, unfortunately, there is a dearth of information regarding the genetic epidemiology of T1D in the Arab world. Arabs share several...
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