Pathogenic factors in the development of type I and type II diabetes mellitus: 1990.
The pathogenesis of IDDM and NIDDM indicates a distinct difference between these diseases. Viral illness is implicated in IDDM, linked with evidence for an immune deficiency. NIDDM is not linked to viral illness or autoimmunity but is highly influenced by the inheritance of a defect in insulin production.
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Department of Medicine, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000209:etiology*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans