Mucosal-associated invariant T cells (MAIT cells) normally preserve gut-barrier integrity but can switch their phenotype to have a pathogenic role in type 1 diabetes.
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Petersone, L., Walker, L. MAIT cells in type 1 diabetes: a good friend turned bad. Nat Immunol 18, 1283–1285 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni.3869
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