New immune cell subset associated with progression to type 1 diabetes
Tuesday, October 11, 2016 - 14:31
in Health & Medicine
A recently described T cell subset may have a central role in the development of type 1 diabetes, research suggests. These so called follicular T helper cells were found to be increased at the onset of type 1 diabetes, and the phenomenon was linked with the presence of autoantibodies commonly associated with the disease.