ey0015.10-1 | Aetiology and heterogeneity of type 1 diabetes | ESPEYB15
MJ Redondo
, S Geyer
, AK Steck
, J Sosenko
, M Anderson
, P Antinozzi
, A Michels
, J Wentworth
, P Xu
, A Pugliese
, T1DM TrialNet Study Group
To read the full abstract: Diabetes Care. 2018;41:311-317Some researchers assume that the etiology of T1DM is distinct from that of Type 2 diabetes mellitus. T1DM is characterized by autoimmune phenomena leading to the destruction of pancreatic islets and most importantly of beta-cells. Genetic factors are thought to influence the likelihood of autoimmune phenomena developing into overt autoimmune di...