In support to our findings, CXCL10 expression in alpha-cells was previously reported by Tanaka et al. in Japanese fulminant diabetes cases (26) and, more recently, by Moin et al. (44) in pancreatic islets of multiorgan donors with chronic pancreatitis, thus confirming and extending the observation of CXCL10 expression in alpha-cells in autoimmune diabetes. The gene discussed is CXCL10; the disease is chronic pancreatitis.