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To determine:
The role of the immune system in the development of type I diabetes.
Concept introduction:
Type 1 diabetes, also known as insulin-dependent diabetes or juvenile diabetes, is a chronic condition in which the pancreas stops producing insulin. Insulin is a peptide hormone required by the cells for uptake of glucose from the blood to produce energy. This hormone helps in maintaining the blood sugar level.
To determine:
A strategy that could be used to protect young children from developing an autoimmune reaction, and subsequently type I diabetes, after a viral infection.
Concept introduction:
The type I diabetes is a type of autoimmune disease. The cells of immune cells are not able to identify normal pancreatic cells like other body cells and develop antibodies against the pancreatic
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Microbiology: A Systems Approach
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