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Treating Diabetes by Altering Other Cells to Produce Insulin

04-Jul-2017

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Novel approach seeks to cure type 1 diabetes and to allow type 2 diabetics to stop using insulin shots

Researchers able to increase the types of pancreatic cells that secrete insulin.

New therapy uses gene transfer to introduce new genes into cells in the pancreas.

Mice cured for one year without any side effects.

Clinical trials in the next three years.

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Bruno Doiron

Assistant Professor in Department of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio.

Ralph DeFronzo

Professor and Division Chief at UT Health San Antonio

UT Health San Antonio

Public academic health science center in San Antonio, Texas.

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Diabetes