Menser M A, Forrest J M, Bransby R D
Lancet. 1978 Jan 14;1(8055):57-60. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(78)90001-6.
The incidence of diabetes mellitus was increased in patients with congenital rubella. Experimental congenital rubella infection in rabbits caused histological changes in the beta-cells of the pancreatic islets similar to those found in mice made diabetic by the M variant of the encephalomyocarditis virus. It is concluded that the diabetes seen in congenital rubella is due to viral infection of the pancreatic islet cells.
先天性风疹患者中糖尿病的发病率有所增加。对兔子进行实验性先天性风疹感染，导致胰岛β细胞出现组织学变化，类似于由脑心肌炎病毒M变种诱发糖尿病的小鼠中所发现的变化。得出的结论是，先天性风疹中出现的糖尿病是由于胰岛细胞的病毒感染所致。
