Article
Cellular immunity to a determinant common to glutamate decarboxylase and coxsackie virus in insulin-dependent diabetes.
1 Nov 1994
Abstract excerpt
Insulin-dependent diabetes (IDD) results from the autoimmune destruction of the insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells. Autoreactive T-lymphocytes are thought to play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of IDD; however, the target antigens of these cells, as well as the inductive events in the disease, are unclear. PBMC in persons with or at increased risk for IDD show elevated reactivity to the beta cell enzyme...
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