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SUBMITTER: Simmons K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4250578 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Simmons Kimber K Michels Aaron W AW
Rheumatic diseases clinics of North America 20140902 4
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a chronic autoimmune disorder resulting from immune-mediated destruction of insulin-producing beta cells within the pancreatic islets. Prediction of T1D is now possible, as having 2 or more islet autoantibodies confers a 100% risk of diabetes development. With the ability to predict disease development, clinical trials to prevent diabetes onset have been completed and are currently under way. This review focuses on the natural history, prediction, and prevention trials i ...[more]