How does thymus infection by coxsackievirus contribute to the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes?
Through synthesis and presentation of neuroendocrine self-antigens by major histocompatibility complex (MHC) proteins, thymic epithelial cells (TECs) play a crucial role in programming central immune self-tolerance to neuroendocrine functions. Insulin-like growth factor-2 (IGF-2) is the dominant gen...
Main Authors: | Hélène eMichaux, Henri Joseph Martens, Hela eJaidane, Aymen eHalouani, Didier eHober, Vincent eGEENEN |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015-06-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Immunology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2015.00338/full |
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