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Implication of epigenetic factors in the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes.
Chinese medical journal - 1 Apr 2021
Zhang Jing, Chen Long-Min, Zou Yuan, Zhang Shu, Xiong Fei, Wang Cong-Yi
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ABSTRACT: Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease that resulted from the severe destruction of the insulin-producing β cells in the pancreases of individuals with a genetic predisposition. Genome-wide studies have identified HLA and other risk genes associated with T1D susceptibility in humans. However, evidence obtained from the incomplete concordance of diabetes incidence among monozygotic twins suggests...
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