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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Researchers in Finland could be close to a breakthrough in the search for a vaccine against Type 1 diabetes. Clinical trials could start soon.
A team working at Tampere University has discovered the virus that causes type 1 diabetes. The enterovirus penetrates the pancreas and destroys insulin-producing cells, eventually causing diabetes.
Researchers have looked at more than a hundred different strains of the virus and pinpointed five that could cause diabetes. They believe they could produce a vaccine against those strains.
?We have identified one virus type that carries the biggest risk,? said professor Heikki Hy?ty. ?A vaccine could also protect against its close relatives, to give the best possible effect.?
http://yle.fi/uutiset/finnish_team_makes_diabetes_vaccine_breakthrough/6893356
A team working at Tampere University has discovered the virus that causes type 1 diabetes. The enterovirus penetrates the pancreas and destroys insulin-producing cells, eventually causing diabetes.
Researchers have looked at more than a hundred different strains of the virus and pinpointed five that could cause diabetes. They believe they could produce a vaccine against those strains.
?We have identified one virus type that carries the biggest risk,? said professor Heikki Hy?ty. ?A vaccine could also protect against its close relatives, to give the best possible effect.?
http://yle.fi/uutiset/finnish_team_makes_diabetes_vaccine_breakthrough/6893356
