title: Does insulin dependent diabetes mellitus have a viral etiology?
abstract: Clinical, epidemiological, and experimental observations suggest that common viruses may play an etiologic role in at least some cases of insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. The evidence is summarized and critically assessed in this presentation.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D003384:Coxsackievirus Infections / Q000150:complications; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000209:etiology*; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000209:etiology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004668:Encephalitis Viruses; D004686:Encephalomyocarditis virus; D029822:Enterovirus B, Human; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009107:Mumps / Q000150:complications; D012409:Rubella / Q000150:complications; D013311:Streptozocin; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D013311:Streptozocin