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Transplanted human pancreatic islets after long-term insulin independence.
American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons - 1 Apr 2013
Muller Y D, Gupta S, Morel P, Borot S, Bettens F, Truchetet M E, Villard J, Seebach J D, Holmberg D, Toso C, Lobrinus J A, Bosco D, Berney T
Abstract excerpt
Long-term insulin independence after islets of Langerhans transplantation is rarely achieved. The aims of this study were to identify the histological and immunological features of islets transplanted in a type 1 diabetic patient who died of a cerebral hemorrhage after >13 years insulin independence. Islets were pooled from two donors with respectively one and five HLA mismatches. Insulin-positive islets were...
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