The dark side of insulin: A primary autoantigen and instrument of self-destruction in type 1 diabetes
Background: Since its discovery 100 years ago, insulin, as the ‘cure’ for type 1 diabetes, has rescued the lives of countless individuals. As the century unfolded and the autoimmune nature of type 1 diabetes was recognised, a darker side of insulin emerged. Autoimmunity to insulin was found to be an...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-10-01
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Series: | Molecular Metabolism |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212877821001332 |