Type 1 diabetes mellitus is a disease in which the β cells of the pancreatic islets are destroyed so that no insulin is produced; it is believed to result from an autoimmune attack on β cells.
La diabetes mellitus tipo 1 es una enfermedad en la que las células β de los islotes pancreáticos son destruidas, impidiendo la producción de insulina, creyéndose que resulta de un ataque autoinmune.
| Front | Disease in which the β cells of the pancreatic islets of Langerhans are destroyed so that no insulin is produced. The disease is believed to result from an autoimmune attack on the β cells |
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| Back | type 1 diabetes mellitus |
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