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Xenotransplantation as a therapy for type 1 diabetes: Pig beta cells show great promise in an animal model

Transplantation of a whole pancreas or isolated insulin-producing beta cells are the only therapy to cure type I diabetes. However, the shortage of organ donors limits this approach to only few patients. LMU researchers have ...

Diabetes Apr 23, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1