Pathogenesis of Type I (insulin-dependent) diabetes: Possible mechanisms of autoimmune damage

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Abstract
By definition, autoimmunity is a circumvention of self-tolerance. Considering the complex network of control mechanisms which initiate and regulate immune responses to foreign agents and maintain the natural state of self-tolerance, autoimmunity may result form a weakening of this delicate equilibrium at various levels Several hypotheses have therefore been put forwards to explain the ‘active’ immunization process against self-constituents which are normally tolerated.

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