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SUBMITTER: Zhang B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4736508 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhang Bo B Zhang Bo B Kumar Rajiv B RB Dai Hongjie H Feldman Brian J BJ
Nature medicine 20140713 8
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease, whereas type 2 diabetes (T2D) results from insulin resistance and beta cell dysfunction. Previously, the onset of these two separate diseases was easily distinguished, with children being most at risk for T1D and T2D occurring in overweight adults. However, the dramatic rise in obesity, coupled with the notable increase in T1D, has created a large overlap in these previously discrete patient populations. Delayed diagnosis of T1D can result in sever ...[more]