Genetics & Environmental Factors of Type 1 Diabetes
{"Image DocumentName": "Genetics & Environmental Factors of Type 1 Diabetes", "Image ImageDescription": "Genetic influences are less marked in type 1 diabetes than in type 2 diabetes. Only 30\u201340% of identical twins of type 1 diabetic patients develop the disease. Type 1 diabetes is believed to result from an infectious or toxic environmental insult to genetically predisposed persons whose aggressive immune system destroys pancreatic \u03b2 cells while overcoming the invasive agent. Environmental factors that have been associated with altered pancreatic islet cell function include. viruses (mumps, rubella) Toxic chemical agents such as hydrogen cyanide.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}