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Tsui, H., Winer, S., Jakowsky, G. et al. Neuronal Elements in the Pathogenesis of Type 1 Diabetes. Rev Endocr Metab Disord 4, 301–310 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025374531151

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