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[Perspectives on postgenome medicine: Gene therapy for diabetes mellitus].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Jan 2001
Yasuda K
Abstract excerpt
Several topics in diabetes research and practice in the coming 'post-genomic era' are described. 1) Insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells are a plausible target of gene therapy for type 1 diabetes mellitus. Functional genomics will reveal the mechanism of beta cell growth and regeneration. Attempts are being made to differentiate non-beta cells(including ES cells) into insulin-producing cells in vitro or in...
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