OCA-B Deletion Prevents Symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes (IMAGE)

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OCA-B Deletion Prevents Symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes

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Pancreatic tissue from a type 1 diabetic mouse (left) shows large numbers of infiltrating immune cells and a reduction in the size of β cell-containing islets of Langerhans (yellow arrows). These symptoms are prevented by deletion of the gene encoding OCA-B (right).

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© 2020 Kim et al. Originally published in Journal of Experimental Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20200533

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