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Which structure does the immune system target in type 1 diabetes?
a. beta cells of the pancreas
b. liver cells that release glucose
c. insulin receptors on fat cells
d. red blood cells in the bloodstream

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The thymus plays an important role in deletion of potentially autoreactive T cells. However, the presence of islet-specific T cells in the circulation of type 1 diabetes patients and healthy subjects indicates that the thymus is not capable of efficiently deleting all autoreactive T cells (Mathis and Benoist 2009).

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