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The role of the gut immune system in the development of autoimmune m type 1 diabetes is evaluated in this review with special emphasis in the hypothesis suggesting that dietary cow’s milk insulin could trigger betacell autoimmunity when the mechanisms of oral tolerance are disturbed.
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Vaarala, O. (2005). Is Type 1 Diabetes a Disease of the Gut Immune System Triggered by Cow’s Milk Insulin?. In: Koletzko, B., Dodds, P., Akerblom, H., Ashwell, M. (eds) Early Nutrition and its Later Consequences: New Opportunities. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 569. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3535-7_22
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