Is it fair to hope that patients with Type 1 Diabetes (autoimmune) may be spared by the infection of Covid-19?

Autor: Angela Zanfardino, Dario Iafusco, Patrizio Tatti, Giancarlo Tonolo
Přispěvatelé: Tatti, Patrizio, Tonolo, Giancarlo, Zanfardino, Angela, Iafusco, Dario
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Medical Hypotheses
ISSN: 1532-2777
Popis: The CoV-19 infection appears to be unusual among patients with type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, although they are considered a fragile population. We think that this in part due to the peculiar immune condition that leads to the destruction of the Beta cells. The CoV-19 infection appears to be unusual among patients with type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, although they are considered a fragile population. We think that this in part due to the peculiar immune condition that leads to the destruction of the Beta cells.
Databáze: OpenAIRE