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A 14-year-old female presents with polydipsia and polyuria. A fingerstick test reveals that her glucose level is 220mg/dl. You suspect that her disease has an autoimmune basis. What is the autoimmune target?
Correct Answer: C. Pancreatic beta cells
Pancreatic beta cells produce insulin, which regulates the glucose level. In diabetes mellitus Type I, these cells are attacked by the body’s own antibodies, resulting in a depletion of insulin.
Pancreatic alpha cells produce glucagon. Pancreatic delta cells produce somatostatin. Pancreatic gamma cells and adrenal beta cells are not known to exist within the human body.
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Category: PathophysiologyA 14-year-old female presents with polydipsia and polyuria. A fingerstick test reveals that her glucose level is 220mg/dl. You suspect that her disease has an autoimmune basis. What is the autoimmune target?
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