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Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Research add new data to diabetes pathogenesis body of knowledge
March 22nd, 2005
New findings from the United States describe advances in diabetes pathogenesis. Study 1: Individual nonobese diabetic mice exhibit unique patterns of CD8+ T cell reactivity to three islet antigens, including the newly identified widely expressed dystrophia myotonica kinase. "Spontaneous autoimmune diabetes development in NOD mice requires both CD8+ and CD4+ T cells. Three pathogenic CD8+ T cell populations (represented by the G9C8, 8.3, and AI4 clones) have been described. Although the antigens for G9C8 and 8.3 are known to be insulin and islet-specific glucose-6-phosphatase catalytic subunit-related protein, respectively, only mimotope peptides had...
Source: Health Risk Factor Week (2005-03-22)
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