Tracking autoimmune T cells in diabetes.
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Abstract
Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus is usually caused by the autoimmune destruction of pancreatic beta cells by T cells. Methodologies to track the development, migration, and functional activation of one class of such T cells (CD4 T cells) have been limited. However, it now appears that this limitation has been overcome.
Medical subject headings
- Autoimmunity
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
- Major Histocompatibility Complex