Who let the dogs out? The ever-present threat of autoreactive T cells.

Sci Immunol

Immunology, Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, San Diego, CA 92121, USA.

Published: February 2018

Islet-reactive cytotoxic CD8 T cells home to the pancreas in type 1 diabetes but circulate at similar frequencies in patients and healthy controls.

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