Open AccessThe Role of Iron in Type 1 Diabetes Etiology: A Systematic Review of New Evidence on a Long-Standing Mystery
Author(s) -
Karen L Søgaard,
Christina Ellervik,
Jannet Svensson,
S Thorsen
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the review of diabetic studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1614-0575
pISSN - 1613-6071
DOI - 10.1900/rds.2017.14.269
Subject(s) - etiology , type 2 diabetes , medicine , diabetes mellitus , systematic review , medline , endocrinology , biology , biochemistry
The incidence of type 1 diabetes (T1D) is rising, which might be due to the influence of environmental factors. Biological and epidemiological evidence has shown that excess iron is associated with beta-cell damage and impaired insulin secretion.
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