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A virus–gene collaboration

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Viral infection has long been implicated in the development of type 1 diabetes. Fresh evidence shows how some rare genetic variations might mediate a viral contribution to this autoimmune disorder.

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Figure 1: Viral infection, the interferon response and diabetes.

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  1. Matthias von Herrath is at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, San Diego, California 92121, USA. matthias@liai.org ,

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von Herrath, M. A virus–gene collaboration. Nature 459, 518–519 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/459518a

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