Extent of Beta Cell Destruction Is Important but Insufficient to Predict the Onset of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

David J. Klinke II

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0001374

Loading metrics

Open Access

Peer-reviewed

Research Article

Extent of Beta Cell Destruction Is Important but Insufficient to Predict the Onset of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

David J. Klinke II

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: david.klinke@mail.wvu.edu

Affiliations Department of Chemical Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Cell Biology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
⨯

Extent of Beta Cell Destruction Is Important but Insufficient to Predict the Onset of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

David J. Klinke II

Published: January 2, 2008
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0001374

About the Authors

David J. Klinke II

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: david.klinke@mail.wvu.edu

Affiliations Department of Chemical Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Cell Biology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America

Competing Interests

The author has declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DK. Performed the experiments: DK. Analyzed the data: DK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DK. Wrote the paper: DK.

Subject Areas
?

For more information about PLOS Subject Areas, click here.
We want your feedback. Do these Subject Areas make sense for this article? Click the target next to the incorrect Subject Area and let us know. Thanks for your help!

Diabetes mellitus
Is the Subject Area "Diabetes mellitus" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Insulin
Is the Subject Area "Insulin" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Linear regression analysis
Is the Subject Area "Linear regression analysis" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Pancreas
Is the Subject Area "Pancreas" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Hyperglycemia
Is the Subject Area "Hyperglycemia" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Type 1 diabetes
Is the Subject Area "Type 1 diabetes" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Histopathology
Is the Subject Area "Histopathology" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Metaanalysis
Is the Subject Area "Metaanalysis" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.