Type 1 Diabetes Candidate Genes Linked to Pancreatic Islet Cell Inflammation and Beta-Cell Apoptosis
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a chronic immune-mediated disease resulting from the selective destruction of the insulin-producing pancreatic islet β-cells. Susceptibility to the disease is the result of complex interactions between environmental and genetic risk factors. Genome-wide association studies (...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2017-02-01
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Series: | Genes |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/8/2/72 |