Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) involves the autoimmune destruction of pancreatic islet beta cells, with recent research implicating a role for viral infections in its onset. The rise in T1D cases during the COVID-19 pandemic has sparked investigations into potential causes. Molecular mimicry between SARS-CoV-2 antigens and pancreatic islet antigens has been suggested as a plausible mechanism, yet no attempts have been made to explore this phenomenon as comparing f...