JDRF has funded the first researchers to successfully determine the type of T-cells that are responsible for the autoimmune attack on insulin-producing beta cells in people with type 1 diabetes. They also determined which areas of the islets were most vulnerable during the autoimmune attack.
Scientists Find Cell that Triggers T1 Diabetes
JDRF has funded the first researchers to successfully determine the type of T-cells that are responsible for the autoimmune attack on insulin-producing beta cells in people with type 1 diabetes. They also determined which areas of the islets were most vulnerable during the autoimmune attack.