Superantigen-like effects and incidence of diabetes in NOD mice.

doi:10.2337/diab.42.7.1094

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Superantigen-like effects and incidence of diabetes in NOD mice.

Diabetes - 1 Jul 1993

McDuffie M, Ostrowska A

Abstract excerpt

The population of T-cells that develops in any individual can be divided into families based on sequence differences in the beta-chain variable region of the T-cell receptor heterodimer. Major histocompatibility complex products and endogenous retroviral gene products have both been shown to exer...

Topics

Aging
Animals
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Female
Genetic Variation
Male
Mice
Mice, Inbred NOD
Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta
Sex Characteristics
Sex Factors
T-Lymphocyte Subsets

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