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ArticleClinical and experimental immunology2012

Viruses and type 1 diabetes: ignorance acquires a better vocabulary.

E A M Gale

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Article in Clinical and experimental immunology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Progress in immune-based therapies for type 1 diabetes.Clinical and experimental immunology · 2013
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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1 author.

E A M GaleUniversity of Bristol, Bristol, UK. edwin.gale@bristol.ac.uk

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The hypothesis that a virus might in some way be involved in the causation of type 1 diabetes has a long history, but decades of research have failed to resolve the issue beyond reasonable doubt. Viruses could potentially play a primary role in the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes by initiating autoimmunity, a secondary role by promoting established immune responses, or a tertiary role by precipitating the onset of hyperglycaemia. There is currently little evidence to suggest that viruses play a primary role in the causation of type 1 diabetes, let alone a necessary or sufficient role. Secondary or tertiary roles remain possible, but have yet to be confirmed in prospective studies.

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Autoimmune DiseasesAutoimmunityDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1HumansHyperglycemiaVirus DiseasesViruses

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PMID22385230
PMCPMC3390486

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