The role of natural killer cells in autoimmune diabetes
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is caused by the autoimmune destruction of insulin-producing β-cells with consequent hyperglycemia and serious chronic complications. Both innate and adaptive immune responses are involved in the pathogenesis of this disease. Studies in animal models and in patients with T1D ha...
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University of British Columbia
2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/29156 |