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Expression of Mesenchymal and α-Cell Phenotypic Markers in Islet β-Cells in Recently Diagnosed Diabetes
24 Sept 2013
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Relative contributions of reversible β-cell dysfunction and true decrease in β-cell mass in type 2 diabetes remain unclear. Definitive rodent lineage-tracing studies have identified β-cell dedifferentiation and subsequent reprogramming to α-cell fate as a novel mechanism underlying β-cell failure. The aim was to determine whether phenotypes of β-cell dedifferentiation and plasticity are present in...
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