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Islet Cell Transplants Aid Type 1 Diabetics
Date:5/16/2008

ry exciting, and it's very important, but this study doesn't provide a lot of new information.

"Islet cell transplantation works, and it works very well for about a year, but the complications of the agents used to prevent rejection are still there. And, they're also causing a decrease in the survival of the new beta cells," he added.

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To learn more about islet cell transplantation, visit the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.



SOURCES: Lisa Gorn, D.O., endocrinology fellow, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Fla.; Joel Zonszein, M.D., director, clinical diabetes center, Montefiore Medical Center, and professor of clinical medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City; May 16, 2008, presentation, American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists' annual meeting, Orlando, Fla.


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