Type 1 diabetes is a multifactorial disease in which the insulin producing β‐cells of the
pancreas are destroyed by the immune system, a process determined by the activity of major …

Celebrating more than twenty years as the single best source in the field, this Fifth Edition
has now expanded into two cornerstone volumes with 53 fully inclusive chapters and 73 …

In the 1960's, Fajans' and colleagues identified a group of children and young adults with
noninsulin-dependent,“maturity-onset” type, diabetes that was clearly inherited in an …

This chapter will examine maturity-onset diabetes of youth (MODY)(1) and other genetic
forms of diabetes mellitus in the context of normal beta cell function, and the disorder's …

Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is an immune mediated disease characterised by selective
destruction of the pancreatic beta-cells in the islets of Langerhans leading to lack of insulin …