The strongest evidence suggests that type I diabetes mellitus is an autoimmune disease caused by
A) a defect in T suppressor cells and broken peripheral tolerance.
B) a pancreatic infection with bacteria that produce heat shock proteins similar to those in human tissue.
C) molecular mimicry resulting from a virus infection.
D) a forbidden B cell clone that was not deleted during fetal development.
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