Type 1 diabetes is preventable in animal models and predictable in humans. The increase in our knowledge of basic immunology has allowed the initiation of large-scale clinical efforts to prevent diabetes.
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Wucherpfennig, K., Eisenbarth, G. Type 1 diabetes. Nat Immunol 2, 767–768 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni0901-767
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