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Environmental Triggers and Determinants of Beta-Cell Autoimmunity and Type 1 Diabetes

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Knip, M. Environmental Triggers and Determinants of Beta-Cell Autoimmunity and Type 1 Diabetes. Rev Endocr Metab Disord 4, 213–223 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025121510678

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