T cell population altered in patients with type 2 diabetes and/or obesity

Monday, March 9, 2015 - 21:40 in Health & Medicine

A population of T cells known as mucosal-associated invariant T cells is altered in patients with type 2 diabetes and/or severe obesity, a new study reports. And as obesity rates rise, so does the incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D).

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