Decreased Circulating Levels of APRIL: Questioning Its Role in Diabetes.

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that affects over 382 million people worldwide. Type-1 Diabetes (T1D) is classified as an autoimmune disease that results from pancreatic β-cell destruction and insulin deficiency. Type-2 Diabetes (T2D) is characterized principally by insulin resistance in targ...

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Main Authors: Adriana Carvalho-Santos, Marcelo Ribeiro-Alves, Luciene Carvalho Cardoso-Weide, Joyce Nunes, Lia Rafaella Ballard Kuhnert, Analucia Rampazzo Xavier, Samuel Cunha, Michael Hahne, Déa Maria Serra Villa-Verde, Carla Eponina Carvalho-Pinto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4607466?pdf=render