title: Superantigens as etiopathogenetic factors in the development of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Rangos Research Center, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Conrad
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trucco
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006681:HLA-D Antigens / Q000502:physiology; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016693:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta / Q000502:physiology; D018089:Superantigens; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D006681:HLA-D Antigens; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; D016693:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta; D018089:Superantigens