A complete picture of the areas that the immune system attacks to cause type 1 diabetes has finally been revealed by scientists. The study, published in the journal Diabetes, discovered the fifth and final critical target at which the immune system errantly takes aim. The team at the University of Lincoln say the findings could help develop new ways to prevent and treat the disease. In type 1 diabetes, the immune system destroys the beta cells that make insulin - the hormone needed to keep blood sugar levels under control. Studies looking at the unique antibodies made by patients with type 1 showed there were five key targets that the immune system attacked: Insulin Glutamate decarboxylase IA-2 Zinc transporter-8 And the final piece of the puzzle, tetraspanin-7 http://www.bbc.com/news/health-36113773
