On the other hand, its efficacy and safety are insufficient, precluding use for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus or Sjögren syndrome, and IL-1β inhibition using canakinumab had no effect on the decline in β-cell function after diabetes onset in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus resulting from autoimmune-mediated β-cell loss [190–194]. The gene discussed is IL1B; the disease is diabetes mellitus.