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Pancreatic Pathology in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

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Type 1 diabetes is a multifactorial disease resulting from a complex interplay between host genetics, the immune system and the environment, that culminates in the destruction of insulin-producing beta cells. The incidence of type 1 diabetes is increasing at an alarming rate, especially in children under the age of 5 (Gepts in Diabetes 14(10):619-613, 1965; Foulis et al. in Lancet 29(5):267-274, 1986; Gamble, Taylor and Cumming in British Medical Journal 4(5887):260-262 1973). Genetic predisposition, although clearly important, cannot explain this rise, and so, it has been proposed that changes in the ‘environment’ and/or changes in ‘how we respond to our environment’ must contribute to this rising incidence. In order to gain an improved understanding of the factors influencing the disease process, it is important, firstly, to focus on the organ at the centre of the illness—the pancreas. This review summarises our knowledge of the pathology of the endocrine pancreas in human type 1 diabetes and, in particular, explores the progression of this understanding over the past 25 years.

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We thank Pia Leete for preparation of figures.

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The work was supported by funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme PEVNET [FP7/2007–2013] under grant agreement number 261441. Additional support was from Diabetes Research Wellness Foundation Non-Clinical Research Fellowship to S.J.R. The research was also performed with the support of the Network for Pancreatic Organ Donors with Diabetes (nPOD), a collaborative type 1 diabetes research project sponsored by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF) and with a JDRF research grant awarded to the nPOD-V consortium. Organ Procurement Organizations (OPO) partnering with nPOD to provide research resources are listed at www.jdrfnpod.org/our-partners.php.

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Richardson, S.J., Morgan, N.G. & Foulis, A.K. Pancreatic Pathology in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. Endocr Pathol 25, 80–92 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12022-014-9297-8

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