Type 1 Diabetes Results from Autoimmune Destruction of the Beta

question 10

Multiple Choice

Type 1 diabetes results from autoimmune destruction of the beta cells. Eighty-five to 90% of type 1 diabetics have:

• A) Autoantibodies to two tyrosine phosphatases
• B) Mutation of the hepatic transcription factor on chromosome 12
• C) A defective glucokinase molecule due to a defective gene on chromosome 7p
• D) Mutation of the insulin promoter factor

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