Type I diabetes: Virus infection or autoimmune disease?

De Lisa Fairweather; Noel R. Rose

doi:10.1038/ni0402-338

Type I diabetes: Virus infection or autoimmune disease?

De Lisa Fairweather, Noel R. Rose

Cardiovascular Diseases

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What does Coxsackie virus have to do with diabetes? Evidence is emerging that insulin-producing β cells are highly susceptible to acute infection by Coxsackie virus if their production of interferon is inhibited, resulting in diabetes.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	338-340
Number of pages	3
Journal	Nature immunology
Volume	3
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/ni0402-338
State	Published - 2002

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Immunology and Allergy
Immunology

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