“Dana…had Type 1, or juvenile, diabetes, an autoimmune disease that occurs, in most cases during childhood, when T cells attack and destroy the islet cells in the pancreas, which produce insulin.”
—Jerome Groopman, “The Edmonton Protocol: The search for a cure for diabetes takes a controversial turn,” The New Yorker, 10 Feb 03, p. 48.
“Celiac patients have almost twice the normal risk of cancer, and one-third of them suffer from another autoimmune disease, like Type 1 diabetes, lupus, or multiple sclerosis."
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