Sjögren’s Syndrome Related News
Breakthrough study links Type 1 diabetes and Sjogren’s syndrome
MEDIA RELEASE:
22 Apr 2011
Garvan scientists have identified a new group of immune cells that for the first time directly link two autoimmune diseases, Type 1 diabetes and Sjogren’s syndrome. Autoimmune diseases arise when the body’s defences become overactive, and instead of attacking invading microbes, it starts to attack itself. In the case of Type 1 diabetes, the body attacks insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. In the case of Sjogren’s syndrome, it attacks its own salivary glands.
