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Researchers with the Immunity in Health & Disease Group are focused on improving our understanding of healthy immune responses and how the immune system contributes to immune-mediated diseases in children.
New project hopes to uncover the origins of type 1 diabetes
A team of researchers at BC Children's is doing a deep dive into why the immune system attacks islet cells — the cells in the pancreas that produce insulin — and how metabolic pathways are involved. This could lead to new treatments for type 1 diabetes.
