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Leptin for type 1 diabetes: coming onto stage to be (or not?).
Pediatric diabetes - 1 Feb 2012
Oral Elif A
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The discovery of the adipocyte hormone leptin completely changed our view of energy metabolism. In addition, the discovery of leptin rapidly progressed to clinical development. After a decade of clinical studies, leptin appears not to be the magic bullet therapy for obesity; however, it has a robust role in rare human conditions characterized by its deficiency. Recent exciting work from the Unger laboratory...
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