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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Scientists say they have uncovered new evidence which it is hoped could eventually help diagnose and prevent type 1 diabetes.
Professor Andy Sewell of Cardiff University, working with King's College London, witnessed human T-cells - which protect against disease - inadvertently destroying insulin-producing cells.
Insulin controls blood sugar levels and a lack of it can be fatal.
The team says it is the first time the process has been witnessed.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-16560844
Professor Andy Sewell of Cardiff University, working with King's College London, witnessed human T-cells - which protect against disease - inadvertently destroying insulin-producing cells.
Insulin controls blood sugar levels and a lack of it can be fatal.
The team says it is the first time the process has been witnessed.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-16560844