Immunology of Diabetes V

This volume an overview of current research in the field of immunology as it relates to diabetes. Topics covered include: autoantibody markers for type 1 diabetes; cellular immune markers for type 1 diabetes; animal models of type 1 diabetes; the pancreas in type 1 diabetes; genetics of type 1 diabetes; the role of toll-like receptors and innate immunity in type 1 diabetes; cell-based therapies for type 1 diabetes; environmental and mechanistic causes of type 1 diabetes; mechanisms of beta-cell death; role of the immune response in type 1 diabetes; and islet transplantation.