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SUBMITTER: Zheng P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6220847 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zheng Peilin P Li Zhixia Z Zhou Zhiguang Z
Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews 20180717 7
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease, which is characterized by the destruction of islet β cells in the pancreas triggered by genetic and environmental factors. In past decades, extensive familial and genome-wide association studies have revealed more than 50 risk loci in the genome. However, genetic susceptibility cannot explain the increased incidence of T1D worldwide, which is very likely attributed by the growing impact of environmental factors, especially gut microbiome. Recently, ...[more]