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Why did a child with no family history of diabetes get it?
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Autoimmune response: Whoever finds the cause to type 1 diabetes will likely get a nobel prize. One theory is that a virus sets of an autoimmune cascade. The body immune system then sends antibodies that attack the islet cell of the pancreas. Once, enough islets are killed, one develops diabetes.
Answered 6/29/2014
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