Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) results from the autoimmune attack of pancreatic β-cells, resulting in a loss of functional β-cell mass. The CD6 molecule is a membrane glycoprotein predominantly expressed on T cells and is implicated in lymphocyte adhesion, activation, and proinflammatory commitment. The CD6 ligand CD166/ALCAM is upregulated in mature dendritic cells and the […]