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Islet-infiltrating t lymphocytes in insulin-dependent diabetic patients express CD80 (B7-1) and CD86 (B7-2).
Journal of autoimmunity - 1 Jun 1996
Imagawa A, Hanafusa T, Itoh N, Miyagawa J, Nakajima H, Namba M, Kuwajima M, Tamura S, Kawata S, Matsuzawa Y, Harlan D M
Abstract excerpt
Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) results mainly from T cell mediated pancreatic beta cell destruction. To fully activate antigen specific T cells, current evidence suggests that two signals are required. One signal is delivered via the antigen specific T cell receptor (TCR) when engaged...
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