Sequencing T-cells in Type I Diabetes Mellitus

Using a systems biology approach by combining high-throughput sequencing, cytometry, gene expression, transcriptome profiling, HLA typing, single cell analysis, and TCR affinity assays, the investigators will define a set of immune metrics for the prediction or early diagnosis of disease that is superior to the current examination of auto-antibodies, which is a fairly late stage in the disease development. This can also be used to guide therapy in advanced disease.