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Loss of B-Cell Anergy in Type 1 Diabetes Is Associated With High-Risk HLA and Non-HLA Disease Susceptibility Alleles.
Diabetes - 1 Apr 2018
Smith Mia J, Rihanek Marynette, Wasserfall Clive, Mathews Clayton E, Atkinson Mark A, Gottlieb Peter A, Cambier John C
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Although B cells reactive with islet autoantigens are silenced by tolerance mechanisms in healthy individuals, they can become activated and contribute to the development of type 1 diabetes. We previously demonstrated that high-affinity insulin-binding B cells (IBCs) occur exclusively in the anergic (BND) compartment in peripheral blood of healthy subjects. Consistent with their activation early in disease...
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