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Schematic of the pathogenesis of diabetes. Genetic and environmental factors, acting via complex immunological mechanisms, result in β-cell destruction that leads to type 1 diabetes. Gene-environment interactions also underlie susceptibility to type 2 diabetes, the pathophysiological hallmarks of which include insulin resistance and β-cell dysfunction.
