Thymic B Cell-Mediated Attack of Thymic Stroma Precedes Type 1 Diabetes Development
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) results from a coordinated autoimmune attack of insulin producing beta cells in the pancreas by the innate and adaptive immune systems, beta cell death being predominantly T cell-mediated. In addition to T cells, peripheral B cells are important in T1D progression. The thymus o...
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2018-06-01
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Serija: | Frontiers in Immunology |
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Online dostop: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2018.01281/full |